We suggest to use information from the state register of personal cars as an alternative indicator of economic inequality in countries with a large share of shadow economy. We illustrate our approach using the Latvian pool of personal cars. Our main finding is that the extent of household...

This paper uses the data on intergovernmental transfers in the Russian federation over 1995-2000 to test the theory of internal exit. The model predicts that the central government would use fiscal transfers to appease rich regions and stave off secession. My findings are broadly consistent with...

This paper examines the effect of political connections on firm performance in Latvia, using a unique dataset that allows identifying the universe of all firms that made campaign contributions directly, through their board members, or shareholders. To address endogeneity issues, it employs a...

We suggest to use information from the state register of personal cars as an alternative indicator of economic inequality in countries with a large share of shadow economy. We illustrate our approach using the Latvian pool of personal cars. Our main finding is that the extent of household...

We suggest to use information from the state register of personal cars as an alternative indicator of economic inequality in countries with a large share of shadow economy. We illustrate our approach using the Latvian pool of personal cars. Our main finding is that the extent of household...