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Explaining and tackling the informal economy: an evaluation of competing perspectives
Williams, Colin C. - In: Open economics 2 (2019) 1, pp. 63-75
many others are non-compliant). Reporting 2,000 face-to-face interviews conducted in Croatia in 2015, only a weak and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012589274
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Undeclared Economic Activities of Croatian Companies : Findings from a Representative Survey of 521 Companies
Bejaković, Predrag - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012946608
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Tackling Undeclared Work in Croatia
Williams, Colin; Baric, Marijana; Renooy, Piet - 2013
being tackled, in the EU acceding country of Croatia . Croatia has been classified by the World Bank as a ‘high income … character of undeclared work in Croatia; to examine how the fight against undeclared work is organised; and to review relevant … policy approaches and measures adopted. Throughout the report, the situation in Croatia is compared with the EU27 wherever …
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Corruption, shadow economy and income inequality: Evidence from Asia
Kar, Saibal; Saha, Shrabani - 2012
A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less harmful to inequality. We investigate if this relationship is equally compelling for developing countries in Asia where corruption, inequality and shadow economies are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291305
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The shadow economy in industrial countries : reducing the size of the shadow economy requires reducing its attractiveness while improving official institutions
Enste, Dominik - 2015
The shadow (underground) economy plays a major role in many countries. People evade taxes and regulations by working in the shadow economy or by employing people illegally. On the one hand, this unregulated economic activity can result in reduced tax revenue and public goods and services, lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429964
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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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The shadow economy and shadow labor force : a survey of recent developments
Schneider, Friedrich - 2014
This survey presents the various methods to estimate the size of the shadow economy, their strengths and weaknesses and the estimation results. The purpose of the survey is threefold. Firstly, it demonstrates that no ideal method to estimate the size and development of the shadow economy exists....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010379298
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Estimating the size of the shadow economy : methods, problems and open questions
Schneider, Friedrich; Bühn, Andreas - 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/10010194831
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Estimating the size of the shadow economy : methods, problems and open questions
Schneider, Friedrich; Bühn, Andreas - 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/10010199427
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Comment on Feige's paper "Reflections on the meaning and measurement of unobserved economies : what do we really know about the 'Shadow Economy'?"
Schneider, Friedrich - 2016
This comment provides a reply to Prof. Feige's paper with the title "Reflections on the Meaning and Measurement of Unobserved Economies: What do we really know about the 'Shadow Economy'?", in which Prof. Feige heavily criticizes me. I show that the same critique which Prof. Feige raises against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444477