Recent studies of shadow economies focus primarily on cross-country comparisons. Few have examined regional or state-level variations in underground economic activity. This paper presents estimates of the shadow economy for 50 U.S. states over the period 1997 to 2008. Results suggest that tax...

This paper offers a new theory of the corruption-shadow economy relationship: one that defines it as either collusive – i.e., crony – or non-collusive. Using new estimates of state-level shadow economy size, and data on corruption convictions of U.S. public officials for the 48 contiguous...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Michael G. Allingham and Agnar Sandmo (1972), 'Income Tax Evasion: A Theoretical Analysis', Journal of Public Economics, 1 (3-4), 323-38 -- T.N. Srinivasan (1973), 'Tax Evasion: A Model', Journal of Public Economics, 2 (4), 339-46 -- Shlomo Yitzhaki...

This paper provides a long term analysis of the determinants of the shadow economy. Using data for the United States over the years 1870–2014 we examine economic and political factors driving the underground sector. Results show that among the economic factors, greater economic prosperity...

Employing recent data on the prevalence of the underground economy across states in the United States, this article uniquely studies the nexus between health insurance coverage and the underground economy. We find a positive effect of health insurance coverage on the spread of the underground...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that shadow economy tends to push up house prices, distorting real estate market. The sample covers EU, Japan and The United States. Data are taken from OECD and (Schneider et al., 2010); (Schneider, 2013). The elaboration of these panel...

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that, based on (Georgiou, 2013), shadow economy has a negative impact on banking survival. The sample covers many Western European Countries and the United States. Data are taken from OECD, as well as (Schneider et al., 2010); (Schneider,...