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Shadow Economy, Tax Morale, Governance andInstitutional Quality: A Panel Analysis

Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadoweconomy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literaturestrongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level andchanges of shadow...

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Myth and Reality of Flat Tax Reform:Micro Estimates of Tax Evasion Responseand Welfare Effects in Russia

Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Using micro-level data, we examine the effects of Russia`s 2001 flat rate income tax reformon consumption, income, and … tax evasion. We use the gap between household expendituresand reported earnings as a proxy for tax evasion with data from … a household panel for 1998-2004. Utilizing difference-in-difference and regression-discontinuity-type approaches, we …

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Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Non-Complianceand Informality

Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Siddique, Zahra - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011

We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. Togauge the incidence of informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extentof minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal workforce. Our approachallows us to examine (i) the...

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Sweden´s Pensioners: How They Have Fared in theRoller Coaster Ride through the Past Decade and aHalf of Deep Recession and Economic Exuberance

Gustafsson, Björn; Johansson, Mats; Palmer, Edward - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

characterized by increased influence from the financial market andextreme economic events - using data from the Household Income …

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Is Education the Panacea for EconomicDeprivation of Muslims? Evidence fromWage Earners in India, 1987-2005

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Few researchers have examined the nature and determinants of earnings differentials amongreligious groups, and none has been undertaken in the context of conflict-prone multireligioussocieties like the one in India. We address this lacuna in the literature by examiningthe differences in the...

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Economic and Ethnic Polarisation among Childrenin Sweden´s Three Metropolitan Areas

Biterman, Danuta; Gustafsson, Björn; Österberg, Torun - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

income based on income of parents... …

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Earnings Mobility in Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela:Testing the Divergence of Earnings and theSymmetry of Mobility Hypotheses

Fields, Gary S.; Duval-Hernandez, Robert; Freije, Samuel; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This paper examines changes in individual earnings during positive and negative growthperiods in three Latin American economies: Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. We askwhether those individuals who start in the best economic position are those who experiencethe largest earnings gains or the...

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Earnings Over the Lifecycle:The Mincer Earnings Function and Its Applications

Polachek, Solomon W. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

In 1958 Jacob Mincer pioneered an important approach to understand how earnings aredistributed across the population. In the years since Mincers seminal work, he as well as hisstudents and colleagues extended the original human capital model, reaching importantconclusions about a whole array...

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How Reliable Are Income Data Collected with aSingle Question?

Micklewright, John; Schnepf, Sylke Viola - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Income is an important correlate for numerous phenomena in the social sciences. But manysurveys collect data with just … a single question covering all forms of income. This raisesissues of quality, and these are heightened when individuals … are asked about the householdtotal rather than own income alone. Data are typically banded, implying a loss of information …

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Part-time Employment Can Be a Life-time Setbackfor Earnings: A Study of British Women 1975-2001

Connolly, Sara; Gregory, Mary - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Two particular features of the position of women in the British labour market are theextensive role of part-time work and the large part-time pay penalty. Part-time work featuresmost prominently when women are in their 30s, the peak childcare years and, particularly formore educated women, a...

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