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Migration as a substitute for informal activities: Evidence from Tajikistan
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Gang, Ira N.; Landon-Lane, John - 2011
an imperfect trade-off. Tajikistan possesses both a very large informal sector and extensive international emigration …. Furthermore, Tajikistan's professional workers ability to engage in informal activities enables them to forgo migration, while low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282240
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Shadow Economies around the World : What Do We Know?
Schneider, Friedrich G.; Klinglmair, Robert - 2004
Using various statistical procedures, estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 110 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 1999-2000 in developing countries is 41%, in transition countries 38% and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276569
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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 G. - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276573
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Corruption and the shadow economy: an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006
This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a cross-section of 120 countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276652
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MIMIC models, cointegration and error correction: an application to the French shadow economy
Bühn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276685
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Emigration, Remittances and the Education of Children Staying Behind: Evidence from Tajikistan
Dietz, Barbara; Gatskova, Ksenia; Ivlevs, Artjoms - 2015
We study the relationship between migration and children's education in Tajikistan – one of the poorest and most … Tajikistan has a negative signaling effect on the education of children staying behind. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401786
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Remittances and Occupational Outcomes of the Household Members Left-Behind
Piracha, Matloob; Randazzo, Teresa; Vadean, Florin - 2013
behind in Tajikistan. Using the control function approach, we show that, contrary to some existing evidence, there is no … "dependency" effect of remittances. Our results show that remittances received by households in Tajikistan have an important … the growth and development in Tajikistan. The results obtained are likely to have policy implications for other developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328913
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Coerced Labor in the Cotton Sector: How Global Commodity Prices (Don't) Transmit to the Poor
Danzer, Alexander M.; Grundke, Robert - 2016
voluntary and involuntary labor relations differently. We identify the wage pass-through by capitalizing on Tajikistan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494343
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Civil War, Famine and the Persistence of Human Capital: Evidence from Tajikistan
Grogan, Louise - 2021
The dissolution of the Soviet Union and 1992-96 Tajik civil war resulted in huge human and economic losses. Nevertheless, contemporary data suggest the persistence of investments in human capital in the region most affected by famine and least favoured since the cessation of hostilities,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882351
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Migration, Education and the Gender Gap in Labour Force Participation
Abdulloev, Ilhom; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2014
Women who want to work often face many more hurdles than men. This is true in Tajikistan where there is a large gender … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan …. International emigration from Tajikistan, in which approximately 93.5% of the participants are men, reduces labour force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010377326