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Exploring the dark side of tax policy : an analysis of the interactions between fiscal illusion and the shadow economy
Bühn, Andreas; Dell' Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2015
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/10011305420
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Exploring the Dark Side of Tax Policy : An Analysis of the Interactions between Fiscal Illusion and the Shadow Economy
Buehn, Andreas - 2015
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/10013017715
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Exploring the dark side of tax policy : an analysis of the interactions between fiscal illusion and the shadow economy
Bühn, Andreas; Dell' Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - In: Empirical economics : a journal of the Institute for … 54 (2018) 4, pp. 1609-1630
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949600
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Fiscal illusion and the shadow economy : two sides of the same coin?
Schneider, Friedrich; Bühn, 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/10010207270
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Sustainability of public debt and budget deficit : panel cointegration analysis for the European Union Member countries
Prohl, Silika; Schneider, Friedrich - 2006 - Revised Version, June 2006
In this study, we analyse the sustainability of fiscal policy of EU member countries within the panel cointegration and … error-correction frameworks. Unlike the previous empirical papers in this area, we apply the test for panel cointegration … between the primary budget deficit and the public debt defined in GDP ratios. Based on the cointegration test results, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009746201
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Does corruption promote emigration? : an empirical examination
Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - 2014
This paper empirically investigates the relationship between corruption and the emigration of those with high, medium and low levels of educational attainment. The empirical results indicate that as corruption increases the emigration rate of those with high levels of educational attainment also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010341207
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How does corruption affect public debt? : an empirical analysis
Cooray, Arusha; Dzhumashev, Ratbek; Schneider, Friedrich - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 90 (2017), pp. 115-127
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011750224
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How does corruption affect public debt? : an empirical analysis
Cooray, Arusha; Schneider, Friedrich - 2013 - Revised version
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010208991
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Protestantism and government spendig : a negative relationship? ; an empirical application to Swiss Cantons
Fischer, Justina A. V. (contributor);  … - 2007
Recent empirical growth literature suggests that cultural factors play a decisive role in economic development, while empirical evidence for their impact on government activity remains scant. In this paper, we conjecture based on Weber's Protestant Ethics that 'Protestant values' such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003604466
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Protestantism and government spending : a negative relationship? ; an empirical application to Swiss cantons
Fischer, Justina A. V.; Schneider, Friedrich - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003676651