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Determinants of tobacco tax noncompliance : evidence among German smokers

Roth, Maike; Schneider, Friedrich - 2026

Using a conducted survey for Germany allows us to evaluate the access to illicit tobacco products and the propensity to engage in illicit purchasing behavior. By separating realized opportunities from stated openness toward future illicit purchases, the analysis provides new insights into the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015650745

The structural design of tobacco control and the shadow economy : revenue integrity and illicit tobacco trade in selected ASEAN countries

Schneider, Friedrich; Asllani, Alban - 2026

Illicit tobacco trade poses a major challenge to revenue integrity, public health policy and state capacity across Southeast Asia. While policy debates often link illicit tobacco markets to high excise tax rates, this paper argues that illicit trade is better understood as a structural...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015667398

Long-Run Estimates of the Global Informal Economies and New Insights for 152 Countries over 1997 to 2022 Using an Enhanced MIMIC Approach

Asllani, Alban; Dell'Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2024

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015210907

Mapping the Informal Economy Around the World with an Enhanced MIMIC Approach: New Estimates for 110 Countries from 1997-2022

Asllani, Alban; Dell'Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2024

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015165733

Mapping the informal economy around the world with an enhanced MIMIC approach : new estimates for 110 countries from 1997-2022

Asllani, Alban; Dell' Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2024

Using an enhanced MIMIC method, this paper presents new estimates of the Informal Economy (IE) for 110 countries from 1997 to 2022. We address several limitations found in previous estimates of the IE, notably issues surrounding the missing values, time-invariant country characteristics, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015078284

Long-run estimates of the global informal economies and new insights for 152 countries over 1997 to 2022 using an enhanced MIMIC approach

Asllani, Alban; Dell' Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2024

Using an enhanced MIMIC method, this paper presents new and long-run estimates of the Informal Economy (IE) for 152 countries from 1997 to 2022. We address several limitations found in previous estimates of the IE, notably issues surrounding the missing values, time-invariant country...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015162742

The Impact of Inequality on the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean with a MIMIC Model

Takanohashi, Marcos; Ribeiro, Marcel; Schneider, Friedrich - 2023

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377436

The impact of inequality on the informal economy in Latin America and the Caribbean with a MIMIC model

Takanohashi, Marcos; Ribeiro, Marcel; Schneider, Friedrich - 2023

Vast literature is available covering main Informal Economy (IE) causes and consequences for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), but its size estimation has been mainly limited to worldwide models applied to the region. This paper proposes a MIMIC Base Model using a data set composed by 41...

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The Impact of Inequality on the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean with a Mimic Model

Takanohashi, Marcos; Ribeiro, Marcel; Schneider, Friedrich - 2023

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Estimating the Size and Development of the Informal Economy in the Balkan Peninsula Countries Using the SEM-Approach and Assessing the Impact of COVID-19

Asllani, Alban; Tzivanakis, Nikolaos; Schneider, Friedrich - 2023

We investigate the size and trends of the informal economy (IE) in ten Balkan nations from 1996-2021 using the MIMIC model. Our findings reveal a consistent decline in the IE in our sample, albeit it remains substantial, exceeding 29% (of GDP) in 2021. We also explore the impact of the COVID-19...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014344112

The role of economic prosperity on informality in Africa: Evidence of corruption thresholds from PSTR

Njoya, Loudi; Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

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The role of economic prosperity on informality in Africa: evidence of corruption thresholds from PSTR

Njoya, Loudi; Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

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