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Is the world flat? Or do countries still matter?
Chong, Alberto; Gradstein, Mark - 2006
This paper revisits the effects of a country's institutional framework on individual firms' behavior, in particular focusing on their propensity to comply with legal rules. The theoretical model presented here suggests that these effects may be of paramount significance-contrary to the recently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278238
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Guard Labor: An Essay in Honor of Pranab Bardhan
Bowles, Samuel; Jayadev, Arjun - 2004
We explore the exercise of power in perpetuating status quo institutions. We give empirical examples of the economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010456995
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How does corruption affect public debt? An empirical analysis
Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - 2013
This paper examines the relationship between corruption and public debt in 106 countries. Results suggest that … corruption leads to an increase in public debt. We also investigate if the effect of corruption on pblic debt is increased by … government expenditure, the shadow economy and military expenditure. We find that the effect of corruption on public debt is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368254
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Corruption and cooperation
Buffat, Justin; Senn, Julien - 2017
Corruption is a widespread phenomenon. Nevertheless, causal evidence on the effects of corruption is still lacking. In … this paper, we assess whether and how corruption affects cooperation using a public good game experiment. Overall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784295
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Fiscal illusion and the shadow economy: Two sides of the same coin?
Schneider, Friedrich; Buehn, Andreas; Dell'Anno, Roberto - 2013
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between fiscal illusion and the shadow economy for 104 countries over the period 1989-2009. We argue that both unobservable phenomena are closely linked to each other, as the creation of a fiscal illusion may be helpful if governments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368253
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Estimating the size of the shadow economy: Methods, problems and open questions
Schneider, Friedrich; Buehn, Andreas - 2013
This paper presents the various methods to estimate the size of the shadow economy, their strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of the paper is twofold. Firstly, it demonstrates that no ideal method to estimate the size and development of the shadow economy exists. Because of its flexibility,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368263
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Die Zahlungsströme der transnationalen organisierten Kriminalität (TOK) und Steuerbetrug in OECD-Ländern: Einige empirische Ergebnisse
Schneider, Friedrich - 2013
Dieser Beitrag hat zwei Ziele: Erstens werden die empirischen Ergebnisse über die Erlöse (Geldwäsche-Ströme) der transnationalen organisierten Kriminalität (TOK) weltweit sowie für einige OECD-Länder dargestellt sowie deren Größenordnung nach verschiedenen Verbrechensarten. Weiters...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368277
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Implausible large differences in the sizes of underground economies in highly developed European countries? A comparison of different estimation methods
Schneider, Friedrich - 2017
In this paper, first, the MIMIC estimation method is described and criticized and due to a double counting problem a correction is suggested. Second, the measurement methods used for National Accounts Statistics - the discrepancy method and two new micro survey methods - are described and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011916754
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Institutional quality and government efficiency
Chong, Alberto; Gradstein, Mark - 2007
Poorer countries have a much smaller public sector and correspondingly a smaller tax burden than richer countries, yet, their economic performance has not been necessarily better. Using a simple model, this paper suggests that the growth and welfare effects of taxation are mediated through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278302
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The growth effects of institutional instability
Berggren, Niclas; Bergh, Andreas; Bjørnskov, Christian - 2009
Both institutional quality and institutional stability have been argued to stimulate economic growth. But to improve institutional quality, a country must endure a period of institutional change, which implies at least a little and possibly a lot of institutional instability. We investigate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208542