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Shadow Economy, Tax Morale, Governance and Institutional Quality : A Panel Analysis
Torgler, Benno - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777822
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The Impact of Tax Morale and Institutional Quality on the Shadow Economy
Torgler, Benno - 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 size and development of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777897
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Youth Labour Markets in Developing and Developed Countries : the Role of the Sectoral Composition of Production
Junankar, P. N. Raja - 2019
In this paper we explore the role of the sectoral composition of gross domestic product (GDP) in explaining the behaviour of youth labour markets. We provide a comparison of the behaviour of youth unemployment rates, employment-population rates, and labour force participation rates between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870223
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Monetary Policy, Growth and Employment in Developing Areas : A Review of the Literature
Junankar, P. N. Raja - 2019
countries. Much of the literature focusses on the impact of monetary policy on inflation levels and inflation volatility, and … sometimes on output (GDP) levels and volatility of output. This survey of the literature on Monetary policy and growth shows … volatility low, there is very little literature on studying the impact of low rates of steady inflation on the levels of private …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012870283
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Informality and Long-Run Growth
Docquier, Frédéric - 2014
One of the most salient features of developing economies is the existence of a large informal sector. This paper uses quantitative theory to study the dynamic implications of informality on wage inequality, human capital accumulation, child labor and long-run growth. Our model can generate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013060624
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Is There a Trade-Off between Employment and Productivity?
Junankar, P. N. Raja - 2014
The aim of this paper is to analyse the possible trade-off between employment and productivity using panel data on world economies, developed and developing. We begin with the importance of productivity growth for developing countries, followed by a brief discussion of the concept of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013061930
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State-Based Conflict and Entrepreneurship : Empirical Evidence
Naudé, Wim; Amorós, Ernesto; Brück, Tilman - 2023
This paper investigates the relationship between state-based conflict and entrepreneurship. From a survey of the existing literature, we formulate two hypotheses: (1) state-based conflict has a negative association with productive and opportunity-motivated forms of entrepreneurship, and (2) a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014255658
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Macroeconomic Volatilities and the Labor Market : First Results from the Euro Experiment
Merkl, Christian - 2010
This paper analyzes the effects of different labor market institutions on inflation and output volatility. The eurozone … could account for volatility differences across member states, but labor market characteristics have remained very diverse … significant negative effect on output volatility, while replacement rates have a positive effect, both of which are in line with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013143682
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Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
Heckman, James J. - 2008
This paper examines the properties of instrumental variables (IV) applied to models with essential heterogeneity, that is, models where responses to interventions are heterogeneous and agents adopt treatments (participate in programs) with at least partial knowledge of their idiosyncratic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773742
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Lobbying, Corruption and Other Banes
Campos, Nauro F.; Giovannoni, Francesco - 2021
Although the theoretical literature often uses lobbying and corruption synonymously, the empirical literature associates lobbying with the preferred mean for exerting influence in developed countries and corruption with the preferred one in developing countries. This paper challenges these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324976