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Using various statistical procedures, estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 110 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 1999-2000 in developing countries is 41%, in transition countries 38% and...
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Although from an economic point of view, legal considerations apart, tax avoidance, tax evasion and tax flight have similar effects, namely a reduction of revenue yields, and are based on the same desire to reduce the tax burden, it is likely that individuals perceive them as different and as...
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Schriftliche Fassung eines Vortrages anlässlich der Tagung zum Thema Deregulierung und Privatisierung: Erfahrungen Problem-Potentiale des Wirtschaftspolitischen Ausschusses des Vereins für Socialpolitik vom 27.-29.03.2001 an der Universität St. Gallen, St. Gallen, CH.
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Das institutionelle Arrangement eines Landes ist zu einer Standortfrage und zu einer Frage der langfristigen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit einer Ökonomie geworden . Ein stabiles und günstiges makroökonomisches Umfeld ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für erfolgreiche wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit von...
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State and local taxation comprises those taxes that are collected at the sub-federal government levels in order to finance state and local public services, assigning discretion in the determination of rates and bases of these taxes to sub-federal governments. Consider a nation with different...
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In the context of emission trading it seems to be taken as given that people's preferences can be ignored with respect to the whole process of fixing emission targets and allocating emission permits to polluters. With this paper we want to reopen the debate on how citizens can be involved in...
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A recent decision of the German Constitutional Court requires political decision makers to revise the system of intergovernmental transfers in order to limit free bargaining among state and federal government officials. The present paper provides empirical support for the thesis that political...
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Auch im Jahr 2000 wird die Schwarzarbeit in Deutschland weiter zunehmen; während man für das offizielle BIP einen Zuwachs von 2,7% erwartet, wird die informelle Wirtschaft um 6,8% zunehmen und das Volumen der Schwarzarbeit wird im Jahr 2000 auf 640 Mrd. DM geschätzt. Diese Ergebnisse zeigen,...
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