Corruption and the shadow economy : an empirical analysis

Arbeitspapier

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a cross-section of 120 countries and a panel of 70 countries for the period 1994-2002. Our results show that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 1653

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Tax Evasion and Avoidance ; Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
• Thema: corruption ; shadow economy ; regulation ; tax burden ; Korruption ; Schattenwirtschaft ; Regulierung ; Steuerbelastung ; Schätzung ; Welt

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Dreher, Axel ; Schneider, Friedrich G.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (wo): Munich
• (wann): 2006

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19117
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 20.09.2024, 08:24 MESZ