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Assessment of the shadow economy in the Republic of Moldova: Theoretical grounding and practical results of the input-output model
Ceban, Alexandru - In: Financial Studies 24 (2020) 4 (90), pp. 68-83
. The current paper aims to make a theoretical grounding and assessment of the shadow economy in the Republic of Moldova … the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova, the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, the State … Tax Service of the Republic of Moldova, the National Agency for Regulation in Energy, etc. The main findings present …
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Value-Added Tax and Shadow Economy : The Role of Input-Output Linkages
Hoseini, Mohammad - 2020
In the VAT system, formal traders report their purchases to the administration for a deduction in their tax bill. I model this third-party reporting feature of the VAT in an input-output economy and quantify it among different activities using a forward linkages index. The administration can...
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The shadow economy in industrial countries : reducing the size of the shadow economy requires reducing its attractiveness while improving official institutions
Enste, Dominik - 2015
The shadow (underground) economy plays a major role in many countries. People evade taxes and regulations by working in the shadow economy or by employing people illegally. On the one hand, this unregulated economic activity can result in reduced tax revenue and public goods and services, lower...
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The impact of inequality on the informal economy in Latin America and the Caribbean with a MIMIC model
Takanohashi, Marcos; Ribeiro, Marcel; Schneider, Friedrich - 2023
Vast literature is available covering main Informal Economy (IE) causes and consequences for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), but its size estimation has been mainly limited to worldwide models applied to the region. This paper proposes a MIMIC Base Model using a data set composed by 41...
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Do increased tax base and reductions in the underground economy compensate for lost tax revenue following a tax reduction policy? : evidence from Italy 1982 to 2006
Orsi, Renzo; Seip, Knut Lehre - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 7, pp. 1-19
We here examine the frequent claim that an increase in the tax base and a decrease in tax evasion will compensate for a loss in tax revenues caused by a lower tax level. Using a unique data set for the estimated underground economy in Italy from 1982 to 2006, we found that a loss in tax revenues...
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A statistical approach to modeling the underground economy in South Africa
Koloane, Cathrine Thato; Bodhlyera, Oliver - In: Journal of economics & management 44 (2022) 1, pp. 64-95
Aim/purpose - The underground economy is a major challenge across the world affecting both developed and developing economies. South Africa is no exception to this phenomenon and has lost billions of rands due to the underground economy. The aim of this study is to estimate the size of the...
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Shadow economies around the world : what do we know?
Schneider, Friedrich; Klinglmair, Robert - 2004
Using various statistical procedures, estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 110 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 1999-2000 in developing countries is 41%, in transition countries 38% and...
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Formal and informal labor markets : challenges and policy in the Central and Eastern European new EU members and candidate countries /
Schneider, Friedrich; Burger, Christina - 2004
The paper aims at comparing the formal and informal labour markets in the Central and Eastern European new EU Member States and candidate countries of the European Union. First, the current situation of the labour market is described, focusing on the recent developments since the breaking up of...
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Comment on Feige's paper "Reflections on the meaning and measurement of unobserved economies : what do we really know about the 'Shadow Economy'?"
Schneider, Friedrich - 2016
This comment provides a reply to Prof. Feige's paper with the title "Reflections on the Meaning and Measurement of Unobserved Economies: What do we really know about the 'Shadow Economy'?", in which Prof. Feige heavily criticizes me. I show that the same critique which Prof. Feige raises against...
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On the boundaries of the shadow economy : an empirical investigation
Manes, Eran; Schneider, Friedrich; Tchetchik, Anat - 2016
A large number of empirical studies pointed to the ongoing expansion of the shadow economy in many countries around the globe. A robust finding in these studies is the positive association between unemployment rates and the size of the unofficial sector. However, with consistent estimates of the...
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