The Externalities of Corruption: Evidence from Entrepreneurial Firms in China

被引：69
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作者：
Giannetti, Mariassunta [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Liao, Guanmin [4 ]
You, Jiaxing [5 ]
Yu, Xiaoyun [6 ]
机构：
[1] Stockholm Sch Econ, Stockholm, Sweden
[2] CEPR, London, England
[3] ECGI, Brussels, Belgium
[4] Renmin Univ China, Sch Business, Beijing, Peoples R China
[5] Xiamen Univ, Sch Management, Xiamen, Fujian, Peoples R China
[6] Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
来源：
REVIEW OF FINANCE | 2021年 / 25卷 / 03期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Corruption; Corporate governance; Capital and labor allocation; China; POLITICAL CONNECTIONS; PERFORMANCE; GOVERNMENT; GROWTH;
D O I：
10.1093/rof/rfaa038
中图分类号：
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号：
0202 ;
摘要：
Exploiting China's anti-corruption campaign, we show that following a decrease in corruption, firm performance improves. Small and young firms benefit more. We identify the channels through which corruption hampers firm performance. Following the anti-corruption campaign, the allocation of capital and labor becomes more efficient. Firms operating in ex ante more corrupt environments experience larger productivity gains, higher growth of sales, and lower cost of debt than other firms. Taken together, our results suggest that corruption is an inefficient equilibrium for an economy because it creates negative externalities.
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页码：629 / 667
页数：39
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