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Title: 

Estimating the roles of financial sector development and international trade openness in underground economies: Evidence from the European Union

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Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2017-50
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
This paper investigates both the static and dynamic relationships between the development within the financial sector development and international trade openness with regard to the size of the underground economy in 20 EU (European Union) Countries. Panel data analysis will be conducted for the period 2006 to 2014, in order to examine the effect of the financial sector development and trade openness on the size of the underground economy. In addition to the static relationship framework, the Arellano-Bond Generalized Method of Moments econometric method will be applied to examine the dynamic framework between the variables. The main findings of this paper suggest that financial development has a significant impact on the size of the underground economy, and the existence of the negative correlation between the official GDP and the size of the underground economy is proven. In conclusion, the development within the financial sector is a significant contributor to the underground economy.
Subjects: 
Financial Sector Development
International Trade Openness
Corruption Perception Index
Underground Economy
European Union Countries
JEL: 
C23
E26
E44
E10
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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