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dc.contributor.authorBühn, Andreasen
dc.contributor.authorLessmann, Christianen
dc.contributor.authorMarkwardt, Guntheren
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-29-
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-14T13:13:28Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-14T13:13:28Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/49520-
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the impact of decentralization on the shadow economy. We argue that decentralization may decrease the size of the shadow economy mainly through two transmission channels: (1) Decentralization enhancing public sector efficiency (efficiency effect), and (2) decentralization reducing the distance between bureaucrats and economic agents, which increases the probability of detection of shadow economic activities (deterrence effect). Using various measures of fiscal, political and government employment decentralization in a cross-section of countries, we find the deterrence effect to be of more importance. The deterrence effect is stronger, the lower the degree of institutional quality. Remarkably, we find no robust evidence of the efficiency effect.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x3551en
dc.subject.jelO17en
dc.subject.jelH77en
dc.subject.jelD78en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keyworddecentralizationen
dc.subject.keywordshadow economyen
dc.subject.stwSchattenwirtschaften
dc.subject.stwDezentralisierungen
dc.subject.stwFinanzföderalismusen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.titleDecentralizatin and the shadow economy: Oates meets Allingham-Sandmo-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn667310908en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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