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The Size and Development of the Shadow Economies of 22 Transition and 21 OECD Countries

Schneider, Friedrich - 2021

Using the currency demand and DYMIMIC approaches estimates are presented about the size of the shadow economy in 22 Transition and 21 OECD countries. Over 2001/2002 in 21 OECD countries is the average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) 16.7% of "official" GDP and of 22...

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Illegal Activities, But Still Value Added Ones : Size Causes and Measurement of the Shadow of Economies All Over the World

Schneider, Friedrich - 2021

Using various methods estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of GDP) over 1989-93 in developing countries is 39%, in transition countries 23% and in OECD countries 12%. An...

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Increasing Shadow Economies All Over the World - Fiction or Reality

Schneider, Friedrich; Enste, Dominik - 1999

negative impact on official GDP growth, however, a positive impact of corruption on the size of the shadow economy can be found …, i.e. the bigger the corruption, the larger is the shadow economy …

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Shadow Economies and Corruption All Over the World : What Do We Really Know?

Schneider, Friedrich - 2011

economy. Furthermore, the results show that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases … corruption in low income countries. Finally, the various estimation methods are discussed and critically evaluated …

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MIMIC Models, Cointegration and Error Correction: An Application to the French Shadow Economy

Buehn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

The analysis of economic loss attributed to the shadow economy has attracted much attention in recent years by both academics and policy makers. Often, multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) models are applied to time series data estimating the size and development of the shadow economy for...

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