Sequeira, Sandra 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8831-6736 and Djankov, Simeon ORCID: 0000-0002-0822-6456
(2010)
An empirical study of corruption in ports.
MPRA Paper.
Munich Personal RePEc Archive.
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Abstract
We generate an original dataset on bribe payments at two competing ports in Southern Africa that allows us to take an unusually close look at the relationship between bureaucratic organization, bribe-setting behavior and the costs corruption imposes on users of public services. We find that the way bureaucracies are organized can generate different opportunities for bureaucrats to engage in "collusive" or "coercive" types of corruption. We then observe how firms adjust their shipping and sourcing strategies in response to different types of corruption. "Collusive" corruption is cost-reducing for firms, increasing usage of the corrupt port, while "coercive" corruption is cost-increasing, reducing demand for port services. Our findings therefore suggest that firms respond to the opportunities and challenges created by different types of corruption, organizing production in a way that increases or decreases demand for the public service.
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Monograph
(Working Paper)
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| Official URL: |
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de |
| Additional Information: |
© 2010 The Authors |
| Divisions: |
International Development
STICERD |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| JEL classification: |
D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D21 - Firm Behavior
D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D61 - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
K - Law and Economics > K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior > K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L91 - Transportation: General
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R4 - Transportation Systems > R41 - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise |
| Date Deposited: |
11 Jan 2012 10:01 |
| Last Modified: |
01 Nov 2024 04:09 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41301 |
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