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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no4.145

Rule of Law, Economic Growth and Shadow Economy in Transition Countries  

LUONG, Thi Thuy Huong (Faculty of Finance-Banking, Ho Chi Minh City Open University)
NGUYEN, Tho Minh (Faculty of Finance-Banking, Ho Chi Minh City Open University)
NGUYEN, Thi Anh Nhu (Faculty of Finance-Banking, Ho Chi Minh City Open University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.4, 2020 , pp. 145-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
The paper aims to investigate the interactions between rule of law, economic growth and the shadow economy in 18 selected transition economies. This study uses annual data over the period 2002-2015 for 18 transition countries to estimate the effects of rule of law and other factors on the size of shadow economy. The transition country group is classified based on International Monetary Fund resources and is selected on the basis of the availability of data. The data examined in this research are derived from the World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators project and Working Paper from International Monetary Fund. This study employs GMM method. The results show that the economic growth indicators have negative and statistically significant impact on the shadow economy. Additionally, these results also reveal that in transition countries the size of shadow economy is negatively related to the quality of rule of law. However, the findings of this research also point out that there are positive relationships between inflation, public expenditure and the size of shadow economy. Hence the results from this study suggest that the size of shadow economy could be controlled by improving the effectiveness of rule of law and the growth of economy particularly in transition countries.
Keywords
Shadow Economy; Economic Growth; Rule of Law; Transition Countries;
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