The relationship between corruption and economic development is characterised by three stylised facts: (i) a strong … negative correlation between corruption and development (ii) countries can remain trapped in high corruption-low development or … low corruption-high development equilibria (iii) amongst intermediate levels of development corruption levels are more …

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. -- corruption ; shadow economy …

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. -- corruption ; shadow economy …

into the official economy. Corruption, measured by the size of bribes that local officials charge entrepreneurs for issuing …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of corruption and the shadow economy on innovation in the Spanish … regions between 2000 and 2012. For this purpose, we use different proxies to approximate corruption and the shadow economy. We … find evidence that corruption negatively influences innovation according to the results of the estimations. Regarding the …

at favoring universalism may provide an effective tool in the fight against corruption …

This paper investigates whether corruption has contributed to the rise of the shadow economy in Uganda. Using … between corruption and the size of the shadow economy in both the long- and short-run. Additionally, the causality results … reveal a bidirectional causal relationship between the shadow economy and corruption, and vice versa. These findings suggest …

This paper investigates whether corruption has contributed to the rise of the shadow economy in Uganda. Using … between corruption and the size of the shadow economy in both the long- and short-run. Additionally, the causality results … reveal a bidirectional causal relationship between the shadow economy and corruption, and vice versa. These findings suggest …