The Italian economy has a strong tax evasion and the presence of a very extensive shadow economy with profound effects on our GDP. This paper analyzes the study Claudio Lucifora has done on the shadow economy, the result of extensive research on the subject, which led to the publication of the...

This multi-faceted study address a variety of topics. It first develops a formal model of why interregional wage differentials may not elicit interregional migration. Then it provides empirical support for the model. The study develops a formal model general theory of migration. It demonstrates...

The issue of illegal aliens has received considerable attention in recent years. Concern over the problem of illegal aliens has promulgated an array of efforts by the federal government to examine and revise immigration statutes and practices. Indeed, much debate has arisen over the possibility...

This theoretical analysis develops a model for analyzing public policy in interdependent economies. The model allows for feed-backs between the commodity, money, and labor markets in all of the economic systems. Regionally oriented monetary policies are fully analyzed, as are regional oriented...

In this paper I will examine the growth models of Romer (1986) and Lucas (1988) which constitute an important first core to the endogenous growth theory, in order to understand the characteristics, to highlight the relationship between knowledge and economic growth and / or emphasize the...

This contribution examines the major features of UAE’s economy, its factors of strengths, undelying also its critical aspects. Furthermore, the work focuses on the crucial factors that characterize a diversified knowledge economy and indicates the policies that the economy of the United Arab...