In der November-Ausgabe 2005 des WIRTSCHAFTSDIENST hat Walter A. S. Koch die Schätzungen von Dominik H. Enste und Friedrich Schneider zur Größe der Schattenwirtschaft kritisch bewertet. Dr. Enste und Prof. Schneider stellen hier noch einmal ihre Schätzmethoden dar. Im Anschluss daran eine...

Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards. This contribution focuses on religion's possible impact on the shadow economy. Different dimensions of the religious markets are taken into account. These dimensions refer to...

Steuerehrlichkeit ist ein Thema, das jeden Bürger direkt betrifft. Daher hat die aktuelle Steuerhinterziehungsaffäre um Stiftungen in Liechtenstein besonders großes öffentliches Interesse gefunden. Warum werden Steuern hinterzogen? Hängt die Steuermoral von einer als gerecht empfundenen...

Considerable evidence suggests that enforcement efforts cannot fully explain the high degree of tax compliance. To resolve this puzzle of tax compliance several researchers have argued that citizens’ attitudes toward paying taxes defined as tax morale helps to explain the high degree of...

In order to guarantee a further successful functioning of the enlarged European Union a Federal European Constitution is proposed. Six basic elements of a future European federal constitution are developed: the European commission should be turned into an European government and the European...

Estimations of the shadow economies for 120 countries, including developing, Eastern Europe and Central Asian and high income OECD countries over 1999 to 2006 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a percent of "official" GDP) in 2004/05 in 76 developing countries is 35.5%, in...

Estimations of the shadow economies for 145 countries, including developing, transition and highly developed OECD economies over 1999 to 2003 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a percent of "official" GDP) in 2002/03 in 96 developing countries is 38.7%, in 28 transition...

Estimations of the shadow economies for 145 countries, including developing, transition and highly developed OECD economies over 1999 to 2005 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a percent of "official" GDP) in 2004/05 in 96 developing countries is 36.7%, in 25 transition...