In der Transformationsforschung wird vielfach davon ausgegangen, daß die gegenwärtigen Umbruchprozesse in Zentral- und Osteuropa ihren Ausgangspunkt im Jahre 1989 nahmen. Im vorliegenden Papier wird demgegenüber am ungarischen und polnischen Beispiel gezeigt, daß die Grundlagen der 'großen...

Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards. This contribution focuses on religion's possible impact on the shadow economy. Different dimensions of the religious markets are taken into account. These dimensions refer to...

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...

Erwerbsarbeit hat nach wie vor ihren wirtschaftlichen Stellenwert. Sie ist notwendige Voraussetzung für die personale und soziale Anerkennung, sie gewährleistet ein Einkommen, und sie garantiert durch ihre enge Anbindung an die Sozialpolitik soziale Sicherheit. Dennoch ist sie bereits heute...

We review existing estimates of the size of the Spanish underground economy, apply the Ahumada et al. (2007, RIW) correction procedure to some of them and calculate the size of the underground economy in Spain for the period 1960 through 2009 by using the modified-cash-deposits-ratio (MCDR)...

Guest-worker programs have been providing rapidly growing economies with millions of temporary foreign workers over the last couple of decades. With the duration of stay strictly limited by program rules in most of the host countries and wages paid to guest workers often set at sub-market...

While examining the macroeconomic effects of government tax and punishment policies, this paper develops a three-sector general equilibrium model featuring matching frictions and worker-firm wage bargaining. Workers are assumed to differ in ability, and the choice of education is determined...