This paper develops a simple framework to analyze the links between corruption and the unofficial economy and their implications for the official economy. In a model of self-selection with heterogeneous entrepreneurs, we show that the entrepreneurs option to flee to the underground economy...

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, inwieweit die von der EU zur Sicherung gleicher Wettbewerbsbedingungen im Europäischen Binnenmarkt auferlegten Höchstgrenzen für Ansiedlungssubventionen unter den Bedingungen eines weltweiten Ansiedlungswettbewerbs zu einer...

We study how the shadow economy affects pollution and how this effect depends on corruption levels in public administration. Production in the shadow economy allows firms to avoid environmental regulation policies; a large informal sector may be accompanied by higher pollution levels. Our...

We study the effects of patriotism on tax compliance. In particular, we assume that individuals feel a (random draw of) warm glow from honestly paying their taxes. A higher expected warm glow reduces the government's optimal audit probability and yields higher tax compliance. Second, individuals...