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Tax Losses due to Shadow Economy Activities in OECD Countries from 2011 to 2013: A preliminary calculation

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  • Friedrich SCHNEIDER

    (Johannes Kepler University of Linz Altenbergerstrasse, Austria.)

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In this short paper an attempt is undertaken to calculate the tax losses which result from shadow economy activities in a country. These calculations are done for the 28 EU countries, for 3 non-EU countries and for 2 other highly-developed OECD countries. The total tax losses over all 28 EU-countries make up 450.8 billion euros or 3.6% of EU-28-GDP in 2011. In 2012 it were 457.3 billion euros or 3.5% of EU-28-GDP and in 2013 454.2 billion euros or 3.4% of EU-28-GDP. For the whole country sample used in this paper the tax losses amounted to 698.7 billion euros or 2.4% of GDP of these 33 countries in 2011. In 2012 the value of tax losses was 737.2 billion euros or 2.3% of GDP and in 2013 it was 713.1 billion euros or also 2.3% of total GDP of these 33 countries.

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  • Friedrich SCHNEIDER, 2016. "Tax Losses due to Shadow Economy Activities in OECD Countries from 2011 to 2013: A preliminary calculation," Turkish Economic Review, EconSciences Journals, vol. 3(1), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cvv:journ2:v:3:y:2016:i:1:p:1-15
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    1. Marko Crnogorac & Santiago Lago-Pe?as, 2019. "Tax evasion in the countries of Former Yugoslavia," Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci/Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics and Business, vol. 37(2), pages 823-851.
    2. Radu Claudia Florina & Dumiter Florin Cornel & Dudas Lavinia & Jimon Stefania Master, 2017. "Study On Budget Revenue Collection, Shadow Economy and Tax Losses Caused By It," Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series, Sciendo, vol. 27(2), pages 1-18, June.
    3. Evgeniya Baturina & Alexander Litvinenko, 2018. "Monitoring of Shadow Cash Flows Using Computer Modelling," Economy of region, Centre for Economic Security, Institute of Economics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 1(1), pages 326-338.
    4. Pirnykoza, Pavlo, 2018. "Analysis Of The Shadow Economy And Its Fiscal Effects In Ukraine," EUREKA: Social and Humanities, Scientific Route OÜ, issue 2, pages 30-38.

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    JEL classification:

    • E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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