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dc.contributor.authorFarzanegan, Mohammad Rezaen
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-16-
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-28T08:31:56Z-
dc.date.available2009-07-28T08:31:56Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/26442-
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the main causes and consequences of import and export smuggling and estimates the relative index of smuggling in Iran from 1970 to 2002. The Multiple Indicators - Multiple Causes (MIMIC) econometric modelling is used for a comprehensive analysis of the latent variable of smuggling. The main results of this paper indicate that the rate of fine for smuggling and the general level of education reduce smuggling, while the tariff burden increases the incentives for illegal trade. More trade openness accompanies more illegal trade for the case of Iran. On average, the relative size of smuggling is about 13% of the total trade in Iran. The absolute amount of smuggling per year is about USD3 billion.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x2397en
dc.subject.jelO17en
dc.subject.jelC39en
dc.subject.jelH26en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordSmugglingen
dc.subject.keywordstructural equation modelen
dc.subject.keywordIranen
dc.subject.keywordillegal tradeen
dc.subject.stwSchmuggelen
dc.subject.stwSchattenwirtschaften
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwIranen
dc.titleIllegal trade in the Iranian economy: evidence from a structural model-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn577843214en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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