This paper studies the interactions between the structure of product demand, relative wages, and the allocation of economic activity across two sectors. The agrarian sector produces a homogeneous good and consists of informal firms employing adults and children. The modern sector produces a...

This paper compiles alternative estimates of underground economies in twenty five transition countries during the transition decade and finds a disturbing lack of convergence between them, calling into question the reliability of GDP figures (which in varying degrees now include non-transparent...

This paper compiles alternative estimates of underground economies in twenty five transition countries during the transition decade and finds a disturbing lack of convergence between them, calling into question the reliability of GDP figures (which in varying degrees now include non-transparent...

The typical size distribution of manufacturing plants in developing countries has a thick left tail compared to developed countries. The same holds across Indian states, with richer states having a much smaller share of their manufacturing employment in small plants. In this paper, I explore the...

In this note, three major areas of Buchanan’s research are briefly described: (1) The ideas of Knut Wicksell on Buchanan’s work, (2) constitutional economics and the veil of ignorance, and (3) the role of government and/or the power to tax. It is shown that these three areas had a major...

Dieser Beitrag hat zwei Ziele: Erstens werden die empirischen Ergebnisse über die Erlöse (Geldwäsche-Ströme) der transnationalen organisierten Kriminalität (TOK) weltweit sowie für einige OECD-Länder dargestellt sowie deren Größenordnung nach verschiedenen Verbrechensarten. Weiters...

This paper examines the relationship between corruption and public debt in 106 countries. Results suggest that corruption leads to an increase in public debt. We also investigate if the effect of corruption on pblic debt is increased by government expenditure, the shadow economy and military...

En matière de développement, depuis vingt ans, les oppositions radicales ont cédé la place à de notables convergences: tant le marché que l'Etat rencontrent des limites, il convient donc de combiner plus que d'opposer leur logique. A l'Etat les décisions stratégiques, au marché le rôle...

Les théories contemporaines sont construites sur l’hypothèse d’une forte substituabilité entre travail et équipement en réponse aux signaux des marchés, en particulier du travail. La théorie de la régulation enregistre plutôt la complémentarité des facteurs et propose la notion de...

German Abstract: Boris Johnsons populistische Politik gegen Einwanderer und Asylsuchende, die in Ruanda in Internierungslagern inhaftiert werden sollen, droht an rechtlichen Zwängen zu scheitern. Dennoch wird seine politische Agenda angesichts der wachsenden Fremdenfeindlichkeit unter seiner...