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are derived by combining figures from different estimation methods. We describe and discuss the strengths and weaknesses … of the different estimation methods. We find that the growth of the shadow economy which is now remarkably large in the … extent of state regulatory activities. Rising corruption also has a clearly positive impact on the growth of the shadow …
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findings, a growing shadow economy has a negative effect on official GDP growth, and a positive impact of corruption on the …
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, a growing shadow economy has a negative effect on official GDP growth, and a positive impact of corruption on the size …
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are derived by combining figures from different estimation methods. We describe and discuss the strengths and weaknesses … of the different estimation methods. We find that the growth of the shadow economy—which is now remarkably large in the … extent of state regulatory activities. Rising corruption also has a clearly positive impact on the growth of the shadow …
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This paper is a first attempt to estimate the size and development of the shadow economy of 158 countries over the period 1991 up to 2015. Using the Multiple Indicators, Multiple Causes (MIMIC) method we apply for the first time (i) the light intensity approach instead of GDP avoiding the...
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Using the MIMIC method, this paper is a first attempt to estimate the size of the shadow economy of 158 countries over the period 1991 up to 2015. In addition to performing a variety of robustness tests, this paper explicitly addresses endogeneity concerns to the use of GDP as cause and...
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