Financial development and the shadow economy: A panel VAR analysis

AN Berdiev, JW Saunoris - Economic Modelling, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper examines the dynamic relationship between financial development and the
shadow economy using data for 161 countries over the period 1960–2009. Specifically, we …

Testing three views about the determinants of informal economy: new evidence at global level and by country groups using the CS-ARDL approach

A Salinas, C Ortiz, J Changoluisa, M Muffatto - Economic Analysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the heterogeneous, long, and short-run and causal relationship
between the size of the informal economy and three usual variables related to each of the …

On the relationship between income inequality and the shadow economy

AN Berdiev, JW Saunoris - Eastern Economic Journal, 2019 - Springer
We empirically investigate the linkages between income inequality and the shadow
economy. Employing a panel vector autoregression model, we build impulse response …

Does infrastructure development matter for the shadow economy in African countries?

P Ningaye, I Ketu - International Review of Applied Economics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the determinants of the informal economy is a crucial issue in economic
development due to its far-reaching effects on development efforts. Previous studies focused …

Globalization and shadow economy: a panel analysis for Africa

FM Ajide, JT Dada - Review of Economics and Political Science, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The study's objective is to examine the relevance of globalization in affecting the
size of the shadow economy in selected African nations. Design/methodology/approach To …

The long-and short-run relationship between the shadow economy and trade openness in Uganda

S Esaku - Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the relationship between the shadow economy and trade openness in
Uganda, using autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing approach. We find that the …

Does financial development foster economic globalization in emerging economies? Time series evidence from China and India

MK Mahalik, H Mallick, S Pal - The Journal of International Trade & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores the role of financial development in economic globalization for India and
China by controlling economic growth, institutional quality, inflation, government investment …

The non-observed economy and economic growth: A meta-analysis

O Afonso, PC Neves, T Pinto - Economic Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Academics, politicians, the public in general and researchers have great interest in the non-
observed economy. However, there is divergence in its definition, accounting methodology …

Does trade openness affect economic growth in India? Evidence from threshold cointegration with asymmetric adjustment

L Mallick, SR Behera - Cogent Economics & Finance, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates the long-run equilibrium relationship between economic growth and
trade openness in India during the period 1960–2018 using the asymmetric error-correction …

Does economic complexity reduce the size of the shadow economy in African countries?

I Ketu, AM Kelly, JE Tchapchet Tchouto - SN Business & Economics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Following the 2019 World Development Report which essentially advocates for the
provision of stable formal jobs for the poor and vulnerable, this paper contributes to the …