Corruption and the Local Business Environment: Insights from SMEs in 29 Philippine Cities

• Main Authors: Bancolita, Joel, Mendoza, Ronald U
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: corruption; bribery; business permits; small and medium scale enterprises; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/83; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2268922
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper contributes to the international evidence on the possible factors linked to corruption using data on over 1,700 small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in 29 Philippine Cities covered by the 2009 Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Enterprise Survey. The results suggest that corruption...