administration of tax and regulatory regimes--not higher tax rates alone--as well as corruption, that increases the size of the … firms experience a greater tax and regulatory burden, as well as more bribery and corruption. The unofficial economy is also … larger unofficial economy tend to grow more slowly. Thus, this framework suggests an additional channel whereby corruption …

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 expenditure. We find that the effect of corruption on public debt is …

The article investigates the causes, essence, and peculiarities of corruption and the shadow economy, as well as how … between levels of corruption and the shadow economy in all Central and Eastern European countries. However, the degree to … which corruption impacts the variation in the levels of the shadow economy differs significantly in countries across the …

A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both Corruption Perception Index and ICRG index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …

A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both "Corruption Perception Index" and "ICRG" index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …

A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both 'Corruption Perception Index' and 'ICRG' index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …

The paper highlights the interaction between the underground economy and corruption, focusing on the regional …

The ambiguous phenomenon of corruption has long been the cause of great theoretical debate in economics. By using … Structural Equation Modelling, with the two types of corruption as a latent variable, this paper employs causal and indicative … variables specific to the Latin American region to test for rent seeking and systemic corruption in the period between 1980 …

An economy is considered where a possibility to seek rents (a particular case of this activity is corruption) exists … low corruption the direct law enforcement is beneficial for growth, and reduces the shadow sector. However, in the highly … corrupt economy, combating the shadow economy reduces output and increases corruption, while combating corruption reduces the …