Privatisation has been generally viewed as a cornerstone of transition to a capitalist market economy in the longer run. The reasons for Poland's stronger resistance to privatisation than that of other Central and Eastern European countries are discussed. Nevertheless, Poland is widely regarded...

Privatisation has been generally viewed as a cornerstone of transition to a capitalist market economy in the longer run. The reasons for Poland's stronger resistance to privatisation than that of other Central and Eastern European countries are discussed. Nevertheless, Poland is widely regarded...

We examine how tax avoidance in the form of trade in well-functioning asset markets affects the empirical study of labor supply. We discuss the implications for tax policy analysis, and we show that a failure to account for avoidance re-sponses may lead to huge errors when predicting how tax...