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Taxes and benefits : two distinct options to cheat on the state?

Halla, Martin; Schneider, Friedrich - 2005 - This version: April 10, 2012

In this paper we study the social norms to abstain from cheating on the state via benefit fraud and tax evasion. We interpret these norms (called benefit morale and tax morale) as moral goods, and derive testable hypotheses on whether their demand is determined by prices. Employing a large...

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An empirical analysis of the dynamics of the welfare state : the case of benefit morale

Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Schneider, Friedrich - 2009

Does the supply of a welfare state create its own demand? Many economic scholars studying welfare arrangements refer to Say's law and insinuate a self-destructive welfare state. However, little is known about the empirical validity of these assumptions and hypotheses. We study the dynamic effect...

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Restricting or abolishing cash : an effective instrument for fighting the shadow economy, crime and terrorism?

Schneider, Friedrich - 2017 - Revised Version

. Second, the use of cash in crime, here especially in corruption, is also econometrically investigated. The influence is … about organized crime are also shown; the importance of cash is diminishing. Third, some remarks about terrorism are made … a minor influence on the shadow economy, crime and terrorism, but potentially a major influence on civil liberties. …

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Shadow economies and corruption all over the world : what do we really know?

Schneider, Friedrich - 2006

estimation methods are discussed and critically evaluated. -- shadow economy of 145 countries ; tax burden ; tax moral ; quality … of state institutions ; regulation ; DYMIMIC and other estimation methods …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009746208

Corruption and the shadow economy : an empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich - 2006 - This version: 05 January 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 crosssection of 120 countries and a...

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What determines informal hiring? : evidence from the Turkish textile sector

Savasan, Fatih; Schneider, Friedrich - 2006

Most studies about the shadow economy focus on the estimation of the aggregate size. However, this study aims to …

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Characteristics of the household sector of the hidden economy in an emerging economy

Sookram, Sandra; Schneider, Friedrich; Watson, Patrick K. - 2006

Using the case study of Trinidad and Tobago we investigate for an emerging economy the socioeconomic, demographic, and attitudinal characteristics that influence the propensity of individuals in the household sector to participate in the hidden economy and their perception of the risk of...

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The different extent of privatisation proceeds in EU countries : a Ppreliminary explanation using a public choice approach

Belke, Ansgar; Baumgärtner, Frank; Schneider, Friedrich; … - 2006

This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...

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Shadow economies around the world : what do we know?

Schneider, Friedrich; 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...

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The size and development of the shadow economies in the Asia-Pacific

Schneider, Friedrich; Bajada, Christopher - 2003

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