This article reviews the economic literature on informality, its causes, and its consequences
for development. It covers a comprehensive body of research that ranges from well-identified …

This chapter reviews the long-run developments in the distribution of personal income and
wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer …

本文分析政治关系是否有利于民营企业获得银行贷款. 我们以我国1993-2005
年在沪深交易所上市的民营企业为样本, 以这些企业的董事长或总经理是否是现任或前任的政府 …

As electronic transactions between governments and users become increasingly common,
the role of users' trust in e-government assumes considerable importance. While prior …

We undertake an extended discussion of the latest developments about the existing and
new estimation methods of the shadow economy. New results on the shadow economy for …

Why do some societies manage to control corruption so that it manifests itself only
occasionally, while other societies remain systemically corrupt? This book is about how …

Government size, corruption, and tax policy can influence allocation towards necessity or
opportunity-driven entrepreneurship. Using a comparative multi-source sample across 52 …

This study investigates whether firms in China use corporate social responsibility (CSR) to
build political networks and, if so, how such CSR decisions affect firm performance. We …

In One Economics, Many Recipes, leading economist Dani Rodrik argues that neither
globalizers nor antiglobalizers have got it right. While economic globalization can be a boon …

Activities associated with shadow economies are facts of life around the world. Most
societies attempt to control these activities through various measures such as punishment …