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Beyond the veil of ignorance : the influence of direct democracy on the shadow economy
Schneider, Friedrich; Teobaldelli, Désirée - 2012
economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the … quantitatively important; the results are robust and also depend on the interaction of direct democracy with other political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503812
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The influence of direct democracy on the shadow economy
Teobaldelli, Désirée; Schneider, Friedrich - 2013
development of shadow economies. Our model suggests that, as the extent of direct democracy increases, implemented fiscal policies … theory implies a negative relationship between the extent of direct democracy and the size of the country's shadow economy …. We also theorize that direct democracy has a greater effect in reducing the informal sector when the former is at low or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010193309
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The Quality of Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy in Western Europe - A Panel Analysis
Wagner, Alexander F.; Schneider, Friedrich; Halla, Martin - 2014
This paper analyses how institutional factors affect satisfaction with democracy (SWD). It employs a panel of … with democracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014215112
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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 - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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/10005822370
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Shadow economies around the world: what do we know?
Schneider, Friedrich; Klinglmair, Robert - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 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/10005839130
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Does Corruption Promote Emigration? An Empirical Examination
Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
policy conclusion is, that government actions should focus on controlling corruption, which in turn would lead to funds being …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757775
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Estimating the Size of the Shadow Economy: Methods, Problems and Open Questions
Schneider, Friedrich; Bühn, Andreas - CESifo - 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/10010705534
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Beyond the Veil of Ignorance: The Influence of Direct Democracy on the Shadow Economy
Schneider, Friedrich; Teobaldelli, Désirée - CESifo - 2012
economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the … quantitatively important; the results are robust and also depend on the interaction of direct democracy with other political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651856
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Shadow Economy and Do-it-Yourself Activities: The German Case
Buehn, Andreas; Karmann, Alexander; Schneider, Friedrich - In: Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) 165 (2009) 4, pp. 701-722
This paper presents a consistent structural equation (SEM) estimate of the size and development of the shadow economy and of do-it-yourself (DIY) activities in Germany from 1970 to 2005. By 2005, they reached a level of about 17% and 5% of official GDP. While the shadow economy has regularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010625796
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Size and Development of Tax Evasion in 38 OECD Countries: What do we (not) know?
Bühn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2012
For the first time we develop a time series of tax evasion (in % of official GDP) for 38 OECD countries over the period 1999 to 2010 based on MIMIC model estimations of the shadow economy. Considering indirect taxation and self-employment as the driving forces of tax evasion, we observe a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877780