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Corruption, Seigniorage and Growth: Theory and Evidence

Blackburn, Keith; Neanidis, Kyriakos C.; Haque, M. Emranul - CESifo - 2008

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of bureaucratic corruption on economic growth through a public finance …. Corruption takes the form of the embezzlement of public funds, the effect of which is to increase the government’s reliance on …

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The Political Economy of Corruption and the Role of Financial Institutions

Boerner, Kira; Hainz, Christa - CESifo - 2004

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt offcials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …

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Gotcha! A Profile of Smuggling in International Trade

Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker - CESifo - 2008

with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

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Does Conditionality Work? A Test for an Innovative US Aid Scheme

Öhler, Hannes; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Dreher, Axel - CESifo - 2011

Corporation (MCC) was successful in promoting better control of corruption. We employ a difference … corruption over time. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020789

Institutions and Economic Growth in Historical Perspective: Part 1

Ogilvie, Sheilagh; Carus, A. W. - CESifo - 2014

This is Part 1 of a two-part paper which surveys the historical evidence on the role of institutions in economic growth. The paper provides a critical scrutiny of a number of stylized facts widely accepted in the growth literature. It shows that private-order institutions have not historically...

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Institutions and Economic Growth in Historical Perspective: Part 2

Ogilvie, Sheilagh; Carus, A. W. - CESifo - 2014

This is Part 2 of a two-part paper which surveys the historical evidence on the role of institutions in economic growth. The paper provides a critical scrutiny of a number of stylized facts widely accepted in the growth literature. It shows that private-order institutions have not historically...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877727

Size and Development of Tax Evasion in 38 OECD Countries: What do we (not) know?

Bühn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2012

For the first time we develop a time series of tax evasion (in % of official GDP) for 38 OECD countries over the period 1999 to 2010 based on MIMIC model estimations of the shadow economy. Considering indirect taxation and self-employment as the driving forces of tax evasion, we observe a...

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Beyond the Veil of Ignorance: The Influence of Direct Democracy on the Shadow Economy

Schneider, Friedrich; Teobaldelli, Désirée - CESifo - 2012

In this paper we analyze the influence of direct democratic institutions on the size and development of the shadow economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the shadow economy. Countries where direct democratic...

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Product Quality, Informality, and Child Labour

Fotoniata, Eugenia; Moutos, Thomas - CESifo - 2011

This paper studies the interactions between the structure of product demand, relative wages, and the allocation of economic activity across two sectors. The agrarian sector produces a homogeneous good and consists of informal firms employing adults and children. The modern sector produces a...

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Decentralization and the Shadow Economy: Oates Meets Allingham-Sandmo

Bühn, Andreas; Lessmann, Christian; Markwardt, Gunther - CESifo - 2011

This paper studies the impact of decentralization on the shadow economy. We argue that decentralization may decrease the size of the shadow economy mainly through two transmission channels: (1) Decentralization enhancing public sector efficiency (efficiency effect), and (2) decentralization...

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