It is well known that the size of the informal (black or grey) economy causes serious fiscal problems for Hungary. This study makes an attempt to quantify the budgetary and macroeconomic effects of different ways of widening the formal sector (whitening”) with the help of a model. It turns out...

Recent research suggests that income redistribution preferences vary across identity groups. We employ a new pattern recognition technology to uncover what these groups are. Using data from the General Social Survey, we present a new stylized fact that preferences for governmental provision of...

As part of a process of democratization, many countries spanning Europe, Latin Amertica, Africa, and Asia are reorganizing their governments by devolving fiscal responsibility and authority to newly empowered regional and local governments. Although decentralization in each country proceeds...

This 150-page long book consists of 18 chapters and presents several dozens mathematical-economic models. One part consists of well-known models but the other models come from the author's research, mainly on pension economics. The book is written for readers who have a high-school education...

This 150-page long book consists of 18 chapters and presents several dozens mathematical-economic models. One part consists of well-known models but the other models come from the author's research, mainly on pension economics. The book is written for readers who have a high-school education...