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Drivers of the Underground Economy around the Millienium: A Long Term Look for the United States
Goel, Rajeev K.; Saunoris, James W.; Schneider, Friedrich - 2017
This paper provides a long term analysis of the determinants of the shadow economy. Using data for the United States … the economic factors, greater economic prosperity increased the shadow sector, while greater openness to trade and a … bigger government reduced it, with the effects of inflation being statistically insignificant. Politically, the efficacy of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744569
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Robust determinants of the shadow economy : an international comparison
Goel, Rajeev K.; Nelson, Michael A. - 2016
To synthesize the literature on determinants of the shadow economy, this paper uses three cross-national shadow economy … measures and employs numerous determinants over hundreds of model combinations to identify robust determinants of the shadow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457984
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How does corruption affect public debt? : an empirical analysis
Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - 2013 - Revised version
This paper examines the relationship between corruption and public debt in 106 countries. Results suggest that corruption leads to an increase in public debt. We also investigate if the effect of corruption on pblic debt is increased by government expenditure, the shadow economy and military...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010208991
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Robust Determinants of the Shadow Economy : An International Comparison
Goel, Rajeev K. - 2016
To synthesize the literature on determinants of the shadow economy, this paper uses three cross-national shadow economy … measures and employs numerous determinants over hundreds of model combinations to identify robust determinants of the shadow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992010
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Growth in the shadows : effect of the shadow economy on U.S. economic growth over more than a century
Goel, Rajeev K.; Saunoris, James W.; Schneider, Friedrich - 2017
between economic growth and its determinants. Results suggest that prior to WWII the shadow economy had a negative effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641560
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On the boundaries of the shadow economy : an empirical investigation
Manes, Eran; Schneider, Friedrich; Tchetchik, Anat - 2016
A large number of empirical studies pointed to the ongoing expansion of the shadow economy in many countries around the globe. A robust finding in these studies is the positive association between unemployment rates and the size of the unofficial sector. However, with consistent estimates of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517459
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Growth in the Shadows : Effect of the Shadow Economy on U.S. Economic Growth Over More than a Century
Goel, Rajeev K. - 2017
between economic growth and its determinants. Results suggest that prior to WWII the shadow economy had a negative effect on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957508
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Tax losses due to shadow economy activities in OECD countries from 2011 to 2013 : a preliminary calculation
Schneider, Friedrich - 2015
In this short paper an attempt is undertaken to calculate the tax losses which result from shadow economy activities in a country. These calculations are done for the 28 EU countries, for 3 non-EU countries and for 2 other highly-developed OECD countries. The total tax losses over all 28...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405141
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Do different estimation methods lead to implausible differences in the size of the non-observed or shadow economies? : a preliminary answer
Schneider, Friedrich - 2021
In this paper, first, six micro (4) and macro (2) estimation approaches are briefly described; they are the National …. Second, a detailed comparison of the results of four micro estimation methods with the macro MIMIC method are presented. One … about the reasons that individuals work in the shadow economy, and which estimation methods are best suited to apply this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012692218
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Outside the state : the shadow economy and shadow economy labor force
Schneider, Friedrich - 2014
In this paper the main focus lies on the shadow economy and on work in the shadow. The most influential factors on the shadow economy are tax policies and state regulation. The size of the shadow economy was decreasing over 1999 to 2007 from 34.0% to 31.2% for 161 countries (unweighted average)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010361448