The stained China miracle: Corruption, regulation, and firm performance

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 123
Issue: 3
Pages: 366-369

Authors (2)

Jiang, Ting (not in RePEc) Nie, Huihua (Renmin University of China)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

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Abstract

Regional corruptness in China has a positive effect on the profitability of private firms, but not that of state-owned firms. A natural experiment of exogenous trade policy change suggests that corruption may help private firms circumvent government regulation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:123:y:2014:i:3:p:366-369
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26