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Shadow Economies around the World: What Do We Know?

Schneider, Friedrich; Klinglmair, Robert - CESifo - 2004

Using various statistical procedures, estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 110 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 1999-2000 in developing countries is 41 percent, in transition countries...

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Early Retirement and Social Security: A Long Term Perspective

Conde-Ruiz, J. Ignacio; Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - CESifo - 2005

We provide a long-term perspective on the individual retirement behaviour and on the future of retirement. In a Markovian political economic theoretical framework, in which incentives to retire early are embedded, we derive a political equilibrium with positive social security contribution rates...

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Size and Development of the Shadow Economy and of Do-it-yourself Activities in Germany

Bühn, Andreas; Karmann, Alexander; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2007

This paper presents the first MIMIC (multiple indicator multiple causes) model estimate of the size and development of the shadow economy and of do-it-yourself (DIY) activities in Germany from 1970 to 2005. By 2005, they reached a level of about 17% and 4.94%. While the shadow economy has...

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Sustainable Social Spending in a Greying Economy with Stagnant Public Services: Baumol’s Cost Disease Revisited

Ploeg, Frederick Van der - CESifo - 2006

Baumol’s cost disease states that relatively high productivity growth in manufacturing induces a steady increase in the relative price of human services. If demand for these services is inelastic or manufactured goods are necessities, the budget share of these services inexorably rises over...

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Shadow Economies and Corruption all over the World: What do we really Know?

Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2006

Estimations of the size and development of the shadow economy for 145 countries, including developing, transition and highly developed OECD economies over the period 1999 to 2003 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a percent of “official” GDP) in 2002/03 in 96...

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Corruption and the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Analysis

Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2006

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a cross-section of 120 countries and...

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MIMIC Models, Cointegration and Error Correction: An Application to the French Shadow Economy

Bühn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2008

The analysis of economic loss attributed to the shadow economy has attracted much attention in recent years by both academics and policy makers. Often, multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) models are applied to time series data estimating the size and development of the shadow economy for...

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Equity as a Prerequisite for Stable Cooperation in a Public-Good Economy - The Core Revisited

Buchholz, Wolfgang; Peters, Wolfgang - CESifo - 2010

In this paper we explore the relationship between an equitable distribution of the cost shares in public-good provision … distribution of cost shares that motivates some coalition of agents to separate and to block an initially given Pareto optimal …. Distributional equity of the individual burdens of public-good contribution is assessed by a specific sacrifice measure (the “Moulin …

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Tax Base Erosion and Inequity from Michigan's Assessment Growth Limit: The Case of Detroit

Hodge, Timothy R.; Skidmore, Mark; Sands, Gary; … - CESifo - 2013

In this paper we examine the degree to which Michigan’s property value assessment growth cap has eroded the tax base and created substantial differences in effective tax rates among residential properties within the City of Detroit. While the analysis focuses on a specific city with...

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Equitable Representation in the Councils of the United Nations: Theory and Application

Gould, Matthew; Rablen, Matthew - CESifo - 2013

We develop a theoretical framework for equity in council voting games (CVGs). In a CVG, a fully representative voting …). Three equity concepts are proposed: ex-ante (procedural) equity, ex-post (outcome) equity and regional equity. The last two …

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