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Exploring legal and political-institutional determinants of the informal economy of Pakistan
Hayat, Rizwana; Rashid, Abdul - In: Cogent economics & finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-18
In this paper, the size of the informal economy of Pakistan is determined by including the legal and political …-institutional variables as determinants. By using the MIMIC model average estimate for the informal economy of Pakistan is 37.75 percent from … formation process can be more effective in developing countries like Pakistan with consideration of the most relevant …
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The nexus between unemployment rate and shadow economy : a comparative analysis of developed and developing countries using a simultaneous-equation model
Sahnoun, Marwa; Abdennadher, Chokri - 2019
This paper studies the effects and causal links between the shadow economy and the unemployment rate using a dynamic simultaneous-equation panel data model for 38 developing and 40 developed countries over the 2000−2015 period. The analysis suggests that there is a unidirectional and negative...
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Firm-level determinants of business tax evasion in emerging economies : the case of Argentina
Pedroni, Florencia Verónica; Briozzo, Anahí; Pesce, … - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 34 (2022), pp. 83-117
This paper aims to identify the determinants of revenue underreporting and their temporal evolution from a business perspective in formal firms located in an emerging country with high inflation (Argentina). We propose a conceptual model and we estimate it empirically using a logistic regression...
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Institutional Quality and Informal Economy Nexus in the Middle East and North Africa
Kırşanlı, Fatih - 2023
North (1990) defines institutions as "the rules of the game in a society or, more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction." Although there are various definitions of institutions and institutional quality, North’s pioneering analysis helps to explain how the...
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Why Do Firms Evade Taxes? The Role of Information Sharing and Financial Sector Outreach
Beck, Thorsten - 2010
Informality is a wide-spread phenomenon across the globe. We show that firms in countries with better information sharing systems and greater financial sector outreach evade taxes to a lesser degree, an effect that is stronger for smaller firms, firms in smaller cities and towns, and firms in...
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Determinants of informal economy estimation in Ethiopia : multiple-indicators, multiple-causes (MIMIC) approach
Wondimu, Sintayehu Tulu; Birru, Mathewos Woldemariam - In: Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting : CJF&A 9 (2020) 2, pp. 65-86
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Digitalization and informal economy : a global evidence of internet usage
Nguyen Phuc Canh; Schinckus, Christophe; Nguyen Quang Binh - In: Journal of industrial and business economics 51 (2024) 1, pp. 1-37
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Shadow economy, tax morale, governance and institutional quality : a panel analysis
Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - 2007
This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of shadow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009742149
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The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy
Torgler, Benno; Schneider, Friedrich - 2007
This paper analyses how tax morale and countries’ institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a multivariate analysis for a variety of potential factors. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009742150
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The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy
Schneider, Friedrich; Torgler, Benno - 2007
This paper analyses how tax morale and countries’ institutional quality affect the shadow economy, controlling in a multivariate analysis for a variety of potential factors. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294508