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Match Bias from Earnings Imputation in the Current Population Survey: The Case of Imperfect Matching

Bollinger, Christopher R.; Hirsch, Barry T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper examines alternative forms of match bias arising from earnings imputation. Wage equation parameters are … imputation match criteria (e.g., union status) are severely biased. Related forms of match bias arise with respect to attributes … used as match criteria, but matched imperfectly. For example, an imperfect match on schooling creates bias that flattens …

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Flexible Approximation of Subjective Expectations Using Probability Questions: An Application to the Investment Game

Bissonnette, Luc; Bellemare, Charles; Kröger, Sabine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

We use spline interpolation to approximate the subjective cumulative distribution function of an economic agent over the future realization of a continuous (possibly censored) random variable. The method proposed exploits information collected using a small number of probability questions on...

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Sind ARGEn wirklich besser? Anmerkungen zur Evaluation der Betreuungsorganisation im Bereich der Grundsicherung

Schneider, Hilmar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Mit der Einführung von Arbeitslosengeld II wurde auch die behördliche Zuständigkeit für die Grundsicherung einer grundlegenden Reorganisation unterzogen. Während in der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Kommunen in Form der sogenannten Arbeitsgemeinschaften eine Mischverwaltung aus Bundesagentur...

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Shadow Economy, Tax Morale, Governance and Institutional Quality: A Panel Analysis

Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

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

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The Impact of Tax Morale and Institutional Quality on the Shadow Economy

Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper analyses how tax morale and countries’ institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a multivariate analysis for a variety of potential factors. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of...

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Tax-Benefit Revealed Redistributive Preferences Over Time: Ireland 1987-2005

Bargain, Olivier; Keane, Claire - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

By inverting Saez (2002)'s model of optimal income taxation, we characterize the redistributive preferences of the Irish government between 1987 and 2005. The (marginal) social welfare function revealed by this approach is consistently comparable over time and show great stability despite...

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The Shadow Economy and Shadow Labor Force: A Survey of Recent Developments

Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This survey presents the various methods to estimate the size of the shadow economy, their strengths and weaknesses and the estimation results. The purpose of the survey is threefold. Firstly, it demonstrates that no ideal method to estimate the size and development of the shadow economy exists....

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Corruption and the Shadow Economy: A Structural Equation Model Approach

Buehn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

The relationship between corruption and the shadow economy is not clear. Theoretically, they either substitute or complement each other – exhibiting either a negative or positive relationship. This paper – using a structural equation model with two latent variables – extracts information...

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

Buehn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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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The Size of the Shadow Economies of 145 Countries all over the World: First Results over the Period 1999 to 2003

Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Using the DYMIMIC approach, estimates of the shadow economy in 145 developing, transition, developed OECD countries, South Pacific islands and still communist countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 2002/2003 in developing countries is...

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