This paper empirically investigates the relationship between corruption and the emigration of those with high, medium … and low levels of educational attainment. The empirical results indicate that as corruption increases the emigration rate … levels of educational attainment, however, increases at initial levels of corruption and then decreases beyond a certain …

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. -- corruption ; shadow economy …

The relationship between corruption and the shadow economy is not clear. Theoretically, they either substitute or … two latent variables - extracts information on various dimensions of corruption and the shadow economy to contribute to … corruption. The results show that the shadow economy influences corruption more than corruption influences the shadow economy …

entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of … extent of corruption. A cluster of institutional indicators representing 'market freedom' is only significant in some … specifications. Freedom from corruption is significantly related to entrepreneurial entry, especially when the richest countries are …

This paper analyses how tax morale and countries' institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a … factors to understand the level and changes of shadow economy. Relatively new available data sources offer the unique … that a higher tax morale and a higher institutional quality lead to a smaller shadow economy. …

This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an … factors to understand the level and changes of shadow economy. However, the limited number of investigations use cross … support that its increase leads to a smaller shadow economy. Moreover, an increase in tax morale reduces the size of the …