The Shadow Economy: An International Survey

By James F. Brownhill. 2005

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Size, Trend, and Policy Implications of the Underground Economy (2014, unknown): “Many attempts have been made, and several different methods are employed for this purpose, as demonstrated by a vast literature (Schneider, 2005 and Schneider and Enste, 2002, among others), even if disagreements still exist regarding the definition as well as the best approach for estimating the…”
The urban informal economy, local inclusion and achieving a global green transformation (2016, unknown): “Schneider and Enste (2013) estimate that in the 2000s, the “shadow economy” accounted for 19 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in OECD countries, 30 percent in transition countries and 45 percent in developing countries.”
Size and Development of the Shadow Economies of 157 Countries Worldwide: Updated and New Measures from 1999 to 2013 (2016, background): “For instance, two thirds of the income earned in the shadow economy is later spent in the formal economy (Schneider and Enste, 2002, Schneider, 2010, Williams and Schneider, 2016).”
The Impact of Tax Morale and Institutional Quality on the Shadow Economy (2009, background): “In such a situation, the danger that a person remains in the shadow economy and turns down job offers increases (Schneider and Enste, 2002).”
How do institutions affect corruption and the shadow economy? (2009, background): “See also Friedman et al. (2000) and Schneider and Enste (2002) .”
Happiness and public choice (2010, background): “Disappointment with government activity might be reflected in lower tax morale and tax evasion (e.g., Torgler 2007), retreat into the shadow economy (e.g., Enste and Schneider 2002) or even migration (Devereux and Weisbrod 2006).”
Russian Attitudes Toward Paying Taxes - Before, During and After the Transition (2006, background): “Schneider and Enste (1998, 2002) have utilized a variety of methods in an attempt to estimate the size of the “shadow economy”, which may be expected to be highly correlated with overall tax evasion.”
Measuring, explaining, and controlling tax evasion: lessons from theory, experiments, and field studies (2012, background): “As discussed in detail by Schneider and Enste (2000, 2002) and Schneider (2005), all of these direct, indirect, and model methods are subject to criticism.”
Tackling the hidden enterprise culture: Government policies to support the formalization of informal entrepreneurship (2012, background): “Indeed, some even conclude that ‘it is not sensible to penalize illicit work with intensified controls and higher fines’ (Schneider and Enste 2002, 192).”