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Tax evasion, minimum wage non-compliance and informality
Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Siddique, Zahra - 2011
We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. To gauge the incidence of informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extent of minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal workforce. Our approach allows us to examine (i) the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523458
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Is informal sector work an alternative to workfare benefits? : the case of pre-program expansion and economic crisis
Khamis, Melanie - 2009
Limited availability of workfare programs and unemployment insurance and a large informal sector are features of the Argentine labor market at the outset of the 2001 economic crisis. This paper tests the hypothesis whether informal work is an alternative to workfare participation before a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003925374
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The shadow economy and work in the shadow : what do we (not) know?
Schneider, Friedrich - 2012
In this paper the main focus lies on the shadow economy and on work in the shadow in OECD, developing and transition countries. Besides informal employment in the rural and non-rural sector also other measures of informal employment like the share of employees not covered by social security, own...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009533973
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The shadow economy and shadow economy labor force : what do we (not) know?
Schneider, Friedrich - 2011
In this paper the main focus lies on the development and the size of the shadow economy and of undeclared work (or shadow economy labor force) in OECD, developing and transition countries. Besides informal employment in the rural and non-rural sector also other measures of informal employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009308829
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The shadow economy and shadow labor force : a survey of recent developments
Schneider, Friedrich - 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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010379298
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Illegal immigration and the shadow economy
Camacho, Carmen; Mariani, Fabio; Pensieroso, Luca - 2015
We build a general equilibrium model in which both illegal immigration and the size of the informal sector are endogenously determined. In this framework, we show that indirect policy measures such as tax reduction and detection of informal activities can be used as substitutes for border...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407708
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The link between the intrinsic motivation to comply and compliance behavior : a critical appraisal of existing evidence
Halla, Martin - 2010
Recent economic literature emphasizes the importance of moral considerations to explain compliance behavior with respect to underground activities such as tax evasion. A considerable amount of research aims to identify factors that affect the intrinsic motivation to comply. However, the causal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944733
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Creating low skilled jobs by subsidizing market-contracted household work
Brück, Tilman (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001869597
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The extent of collective bargaining and workplace representation : transitions between states and their determinants ; a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain
Addison, John T.; Bryson, Alex; Teixeira, Paulino; … - 2009
Industrial relations are in flux in many nations, perhaps most notably in Germany and the Britain. That said … representation in Germany and still less in both countries about firm transitions between these institutions over time. The present … and the erosion of sectoral bargaining in Germany, and identify the respective roles of behavioral and compositional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904912
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The gradual transformation of continental European labor markets : France and Germany compared
Eichhorst, Werner (contributor) - 2007
Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003540028