Open AccessPosted Content
The Size and Development of the Shadow Economies of 22 Transition and 21 OECD Countries
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
In this article, the authors used currency demand and DYMIMIC approaches to estimate the size of the shadow economy in 22 Transition and 21 OECD countries over 2001/2002.Abstract:
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 Transition countries 38.0%. The average size of the shadow economy labor force (in percent of the population of working age) of the year 1998/99 in 7 OECD-countries is 15.3% and in 22 Transition countries is 30.2%. An increasing burden of taxation and social security contributions combined with rising state regulatory activities are the driving forces for the growth and size of the shadow economy (labor force).read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why so Different?
Alberto Alesina,Alberto Alesina,Alberto Alesina,Edward L. Glaeser,Edward L. Glaeser,Edward L. Glaeser,Bruce Sacerdote,Bruce Sacerdote +7 more
TL;DR: It is argued that European labor market regulations, advocated by unions in declining European industries who argued "work less, work all" explain the bulk of the difference between the U.S. and Europe.
Posted Content
Work and Leisure in the U.S. and Europe: Why So Different?
TL;DR: The authors argue that European labour market regulations, advocated by unions in declining European industries who argued "work less, work all" explain the bulk of the difference between the US and Europe.
Journal ArticleDOI
Work and Leisure in the United States and Europe: Why So Different?
TL;DR: The authors argue that European labor-market regulations, advocated by unions in declining European industries who argued "work less-work all," explain the bulk of the difference between the United States and Europe.
MonographDOI
Getting Health Reform Right
TL;DR: The solution to get this book is that the authors don't over you the free book, but, they offer the free information about getting health reform right.
Journal ArticleDOI
Economic Reform, Democracy and Growth During Post-Communist Transition
TL;DR: In this article, the authors considered the trade-off between democracy and growth and found that the early introduction of democracy was in fact harmful for economic growth, whereas strong hand is needed to restore order and reinvigorate the economy.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Shadow Economies: Size, Causes, and Consequences
TL;DR: In this paper, the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition, and OECD countries is estimated using various methods, and the average size varies from 12 percent of GDP for OECD countries, to 23 percent for transition countries and 39 percent for developing countries.
Journal ArticleDOI
The unofficial Economy in Transition
TL;DR: The authors of as mentioned in this paper show that the countries that have had the healthiest public finances, the smallest unofficial economies, and the best records of growth are also the countries with the highest political control of economic life.
Journal ArticleDOI
Dodging the grabbing hand: the determinants of unofficial activity in 69 countries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that higher tax rates are associated with less unofficial activity as a percent of GDP but corruption is associated with more unofficial activity, and that corrupt governments become small governments and only relatively uncorrupt governments can sustain high tax rates.
Journal ArticleDOI
The informal economy
TL;DR: The authors of as discussed by the authors suggest that a wide range of services which were once produced in the money economy are increasingly provided informally on a self-service basis. But they do not consider the role of the state in the provision of these services.