Estimations of the size and development of the shadow economy for 145 countries, including developing, transition and highly developed OECD economies over the period 1999 to 2003 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a percent of officialʺ GDP) in 2002/03 in 96 developing...

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 cross-section of 120 countries and...

Peanuts, Talente oder Tiden: So oder ähnlich heißen die lokalen Währungen, die seit Mitte der neunziger Jahre in Deutschland entstanden sind. Die Mitglieder von Tauschringen nutzen sie, um Waren und Dienstleistungen auszutauschen. Ziel der Tauschringe ist es, eine neue Form erweiterter...

As long as it is employed cautiously enough, the model approach is a useful tool to estimate simultaneously the size and the development of the shadow economy in several countries. However, a second method is necessary to calibrate the model. The currency demand approach can lead to highly...