Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corruption on the size of the shadow economy in countries that differ with respect to income level or geographical location. The underlying idea is that the primary manifestation of corruption might be associated with country...

Purpose – Remittances are the fastest growing source of foreign exchange earnings for developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of remittances on economic volatility of the receiving country. Design/methodology/approach – A panel of 95 countries over the period...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of legal institution building during the process of China's economic miracle of past three decades. Design/methodology/approach – To engage with the issue, the paper builds on historical research and comparable approaches which...