Does "grease money" speed up the wheels of commerce?

Is it true that fighting corruption can improve economic efficiency and that fighting bribery can be productive? Not according to this study

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaufmann, Daniel
Corporate Authors: World Bank Development Research Group, World Bank Institute Governance, Regulation, and Finance Division
Other Authors: Wei, Shang-Jin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank, Development Research Group, Public Economics and World Bank Institute, Governance, Regulation, and Finance 1999
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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