The Perception of Corruption Among Retailers in Central Asia and Eastern Europe During and After the 2008 Crisis

In this study, we examine how the 2008-2009 Global Crisis has affected informal payments/gifts paid by retailers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We look at overall incidence of bribes, bribes customs/imports, courts, tax payments. compare crisis period to post-crisis found that these firms believed went down significantly after ended. When differentiate with respect size, structure, legal form, gender owners, top manager, whether or not they held an international quality certification, that, results hold for all classifications retailers. go into more detail taxes/tax collection, respondents saw a significant drop areas However, our show do some (i.e. medium-sized largest small firms, are part larger firm, shareholding trading market, partnerships, internationally recognized certification). For partnerships. partnerships certification. Our findings consistent low rankings countries Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perception Index data. also previous studies’ document high-levels corruption developing (or less developed) nations.