Formalizing the Shadow Economy in Serbia : Policy Measures and Growth Effects / edited by Gorana Krstić, Friedrich Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krstić, Gorana, Editor.

Contributor:

Krstić, Gorana., Editor.

Schneider, Friedrich., Editor.

Series:

Contributions to Economics, 1431-1933

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Finance, Public.

Economic development.

Econometrics.

Development economics.

Macroeconomics.

Economic Policy.

Public Economics.

Economic Growth.

Development Economics.

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.

Local Subjects:

Economic Policy.

Public Economics.

Economic Growth.

Econometrics.

Development Economics.

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 179 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The main objective of this book is to develop a strategy and policy measures to enhance the formalization of the shadow economy in order to improve the competitiveness of the economy and contribute to economic growth; it explores these issues with special reference to Serbia. The size and development of the shadow economy in Serbia and other Central and Eastern European countries are estimated using two different methods (the MIMIC method and household-tax-compliance method). Micro-estimates are based on a special survey of business entities in Serbia, which for the first time allows us to explore the shadow economy from the perspective of enterprises and entrepreneurs. The authors identify the types of shadow economy at work in business entities, the determinants of shadow economy participation, and the impact of competition from the informal sector on businesses. Readers will learn both about the potential fiscal effects of reducing the shadow economy to the levels observed in more developed countries and the effects that formalization of the shadow economy can have on economic growth.

Contents:

Introduction

Shadow Economy: Challenges to Economic and Social Policy

Concept of the Survey of Enterprises and Entrepreneurs Operating Informally

Causes of the Shadow Economy

What Is the Extent of the Shadow Economy in Serbia?

Shadow Economy in the Enterprise and Entrepreneur Sector

Effects of Formalization of Shadow Economy

Analysis of the Administrative Capacity of Oversight Bodies

Main Findings and Recommendations for Formalising the Shadow Economy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

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Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783319134376

331913437X

OCLC:

908389549