Showing 1 - 10 of 44
Since de Soto’s work, the entrepreneur’s choice to enter or not the formal sector is usually compared to a tax evasion … unknown by managers. This article tries to assess the accuracy of tax determinants on the formal-informal dualism. For that … purpose a tax evasion model is build and then tested on data from a survey undertaken in Antananarivo. Our regressions show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008670514
Many fiscal reforms in LDC’s have relied on the introduction of a presumptive tax. Aims were to simplify the tax system … negative distributive impact of the tax. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008670522
Depuis le déchaînement de la crise, l’organisation des transactions boursières n’a pas vraiment fait l’objet de velléités réformatrices. Pourtant, les opportunités spéculatives, comme les risques encourus dépendent aussi de l’organisation des marchés sur lesquels on opère. La...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690919
Based on high frequency data from eight exchanges and a trade reporting facility for a sample of LSE- and Euronext-listed equities, this article compares global and local liquidity before and after MiFID and investigates how liquidity relates to market fragmentation and internalization. Market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653286
I propose a model in which a stock exchange can improve its liquidity by tightening its listing requirements. Because these reduce information asymmetry, they increase the utility of investors and lead to a high investor participation on the exchange. However, the exchange never sets the highest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572193
Open market share repurchases are strictly regulated to prevent companies from profiting from insider information. We examine compliance with these rules in France, where the mandatory disclosure of share repurchases provides detailed information on repurchases actually undertaken. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572199
I propose a model in which firms can convey their quality by listing on a stock exchange. To list, firms must comply with costly listing requirements allowing investors to recognize imperfectly their quality. A profit maximizing exchange may set listing requirements leading to high information...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572215
In this paper, we implement Granger causalty tests using panel data as methodology perfected by Hurlin (2004, 2005) and Hurlin and Venet(2004). We consider the bilateral trade patterns of the European Union with 17 countries over the period 1976-2000. We show that for the whole sample, there are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520054
This paper addresses the question of what options are available to regulate the sector in the near future. In order to answer this question, the paper focuses on the problem of investment and innovation in an ex ante regulated sector. Relying on existing literature, we argue that ex ante...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008532729
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008551630