rise, increase the shadow economy, but also other factors like economic ones (unemployment) are considered, too …. Specifically it is shown that the main driving forces are unemployment, self-employment and the tax burden, which have different … by self-employment (22.2%), unemployment (16.9%), personal income taxes (13.1%) and tax morale (9.5%) …

1. Introduction -- 2. Theorizing the informal economy -- 3. Relationship between unemployment and the informal economy …This Brief examines the dynamics between the informal economy and unemployment rates, the causes of informality, its …

, which, if rising, increase the shadow economy, though other, economic factors like unemployment are important, too …. Specifically, it is shown that the main driving forces of the size and development of the shadow economy are unemployment, self … 2010 unemployment and self-employment have on average the largest relative impact (14.6%), followed by tax morale (14 …

In recent years there has been much policy discussion of the impact of unemployment benefits and other factors on … unemployment duration in developed and transition countries. This paper presents first evidence on the determinants of unemployment …), which cover the period 1997-2003, we find no significant effect of benefit receipt on exits from unemployment. However, our …