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Does corruption affect local and foreign-owned companies differently? Evidence from the BEEPS survey

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  • Gaygysyz Ashyrov
  • Jaan Masso

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Until recently, studies have not reached any general agreement on how a corrupt environment influences foreign investments. Furthermore, far too little attention has so far been paid to how corruption relates to the performance of foreign and domestically owned firms. This paper exploits cross-sectional firm-level data from the fifth round of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS V) for the purpose of investigating how bribery is associated with FDI and firm performance. By using various econometric estimation strategies, we find that foreign owned firms tend to pay larger bribes compared to domestically owned firms, while the negative size of bribe expenses on firm productivity is larger for foreign owned firms than domestically owned firms in highly corrupt countries. This study suggests that developing countries should fight against informal payments in bureaucracy to create corruption free environments, so that multinationals are incentivized to invest in their countries.

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  • Gaygysyz Ashyrov & Jaan Masso, 2020. "Does corruption affect local and foreign-owned companies differently? Evidence from the BEEPS survey," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 306-329, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pocoec:v:32:y:2020:i:3:p:306-329
    DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2019.1640989
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    1. Malkina, M. & Ovchinnikov, V., 2020. "Influence of regulatory burden and involvement of business in corruption on revenue: Grease vs sand effect," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 47(3), pages 40-65.
    2. Wu, Tao & Delios, Andrew & Chen, Zhaowei & Wang, Xin, 2023. "Rethinking corruption in international business: An empirical review," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 58(2).
    3. Saša Petković & Jelica Rastoka & Dragana Radicic, 2023. "Impact of Innovation and Exports on Productivity: Are There Complementary Effects?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-22, April.
    4. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake & Ajantha Sisira Kumara & Asankha Pallegedara, 2023. "The nexus between public sector corruption and private sector efficiency: Evidence from worldwide firm‐level data," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(2), pages 1056-1077, May.
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    6. Elchin Aghazada & Gaygysyz Ashyrov, 2021. "Corruption And Firm Innovation: Evidence From Post-Soviet Countries," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 129, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
    7. Gaygysyz Ashyrov & Helery Tasane, 2024. "The roles of foreign and domestic ownership in the corruption–firm innovation nexus," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(1), pages 167-202, January.
    8. Aleksandar B. Todorov, 2023. "Rule of Law and Large Firms Concentration in Southeast Europe," Bulgarian Economic Papers bep-2023-06, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski - Bulgaria // Center for Economic Theories and Policies at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, revised Oct 2023.
    9. Gaygysyz Ashyrov & Helen Poltimäe, 2022. "Does Corruption Hinder Firm Energy Efficiency? Evidence From Vietnam," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 137, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
    10. Gaygysyz Ashyrov & Nicolas Gavoille & Kjetil Haukås & Rasmus Bøgh Holmen & Jaan Masso, 2024. "Foreign Ownership And Productivity: A Comparative Study Of Estonia, Latvia And Norway," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 148, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).

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