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This paper evaluates the relative importance of labor productivity vs. income taxes and social security contributions … evasion. The quantitative model takes as inputs the income tax structure and the estimated aggregate productivity series. The … out that the most important factor is labor productivity, followed by the corporate tax. Income tax progressivity in …
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This paper develops a four-sector equilibrium search and matching model with informal sector employment opportunities and educational choice. We show that underground activities reduce educational attainments if informal employment opportunities mainly are available for low-educated workers. A...
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The main goal of this study is two-fold: (1) to provide a general overview of thecontributions to the literature on the informal sector, with a special focus on the PublicChoice approach; and (2) to compare these contributions across two institutionallydifferent types of countries: developed and...
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Macroeconomic models that omit the shadow economy systematically mis-forecast and mis-measure the effect of fiscal –in particular tax– policy on economic activity and tax revenue. We add an informal sector to the Bank of Greece DSGE model and use the actual package of fiscal consolidation...
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