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Labor Institutions and their Impact on Shadow Economies in Europe [PDF]

This paper analyzes the role of labor market institutions in explaining developments of shadow economies in European countries. We use several alternative measures of the shadow sector, and we examine effects of labor institutions on shadow sector in two
Kamila Fialová
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Unveiling the nexus of shadow economy and economic growth through the lens of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions: a case of emerging nations

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The present study seeks to investigate the impact of the shadow economy on the economic growth of the South Asian countries. Additionally, the study also explores the moderating influence of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions on the shadow economy ...
Aamir Aijaz Syed
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From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz, Yaroslav Mudryk, Jun Cui, Lucas Griffith, Duane D. Johnson, Julie Slaughter   +5 more
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ESTIMATING THE SIZE OF ROMANIAN SHADOW ECONOMY USING THE CURRENCY DEMAND APPROACH [PDF]

In this paper, we estimate the size and the evolution of the Romanian shadow economy in the period 1998Q1-2008Q4, using a vector error correction model. A special attention it was given to the problem of non-stationarity and cointegration.
GHINARARU CATALIN, ALEXANDRU ADRIANA ANAMARIA, DOBRE ION   +2 more
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Advanced Manufacturing of Composite‐Based Systems for Energy Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Advanced manufacturing enables the integration of polymers, ceramics, metal oxides, and composites into architected microstructures with tailored transport pathways. By coupling material selection, manufacturing strategy, and structural design, multifunctional energy systems can simultaneously improve electrochemical performance, thermal management ...
Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Dhanush Patil, Libin Yang, M. Taylor Sobczak, Anshul Kulkarni, Xiao Sun, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Tiantian Li, Ramaraja P. Ramasamy, Jason J. Locklin, Yanyu Chen, Xianqiao Wang, Arunachala Mada Kannan, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Individual behaviour in the cash/shadow economy in Australia: Facts, empirical findings and some mysteries [PDF]

This paper first gives an explanation of the behaviour which motivates individuals to engage in the shadow economy. It will be shown that people who fear being caught by tax authorities will be less likely to work in the shadow economy and those who earn
Friedrich Schneider, Valerie Braithwaite, Monika Reinhart   +2 more
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Shadow economy, financial inclusion and economic growth Nexus: evidence from developing countries

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Shadow economy creates a significant barrier to economic progress in developing economies, whereas financial inclusion plays a crucial role in boosting economic performance.
Jianru Fu, Waqar Ahmad, Babar Hussain, Muhammad Waqas Khalid, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt, Muhammad Umair   +5 more
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Upscaling Pulsed Laser Fragmentation in Liquids by Advanced Free‐Flow Setups

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Advanced flow setups providing thin colloid films are introduced to upscale pulsed laser fragmentation in liquids for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. Their potential is demonstrated by yielding remarkably small ZnO nanoparticles of <7 nm. Numerical simulations complement the study, revealing that the superior performance can be attributed to ...
Jan Lino Kricke, Zongwen Fu, Sebastian Burgmann, Uwe Janoske, Carlos Doñate‐Buendía, Bilal Gökce   +5 more
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Measuring the Shadow Economy with the Currency Demand Approach - A Reinterpretation of the methodology, with an application to Italy [PDF]

We contribute to the debate on how to assess the size of the shadow economy by proposing a reinterpretation of the traditional Currency Demand Approach (CDA) a là Tanzi. In particular, we introduce three main innovations.
Guerino Ardizzi, Gilberto Turati, Massimiliano Piacenza, Carmelo Petraglia   +3 more
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Shadow Economies and Corruption all over the World: What do we really Know? [PDF]

Estimations of the size and development of the shadow economy for 145 countries, including developing, transition and highly developed OECD economies over the period 1999 to 2003 are presented.
Friedrich Schneider
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