Welcoming Address
Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Petersen, University of Potsdam and DIW Berlin/Germany
Dr. Marc Schietinger, Präsidium, Hans Böckler Foundation, Düsseldorf/Germany
Plenum
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Petersen, University of Potsdam and DIW Berlin/Germany
Shadow Economy, Tax Compliance and the Democratic Setting
Prof. Dr. Lars Feld, Heidelberg University/Germany
Shadow Economy, Tax Policy, and Labour Markets in an International Comparison - First Results from Cross Section and Panel Analyses 
Dr. habil. Ulrich Thießen, DIW Berlin/Germany
Discussions
Working Group 1
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Marco Runkel, University of Magdeburg/Germany
Tax Evasion: Presumption of Guilt Versus Presumption of Innocence
Dr. Cécile Bazart, University of Montpellier 1/France
The Effect of Low Corporate Tax Rate on Payroll Tax Evasion
Boryana Madzharova, Ph.D., Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education, Prague/Czech Republic
Tariffs and Imports Mis-invoicing under Oligopoly
Amit K. Biswas, Ph.D., Dresden University of Technology/Germany and Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan/India
Discussions
Working Group 2 (Parallel Session)
Shadow Economy: Models and Macro-Measurement
Chairman: Dr. habil. Ulrich Thießen, DIW Berlin/Germany
Is Cash Only Used in the Shadow Economy?
Prof. Dr. Matti Virén, Bank of Finland and University of Turku/Finland
Steady State Laffer Curve with the Underground Economy
Prof. Francesco Busato, Ph.D. and Prof. Bruno Chiarini, Ph.D., University of Naples “Parthenope”/Italy
The Unofficial Economy and the Business Cycle: A Test for Theories
Catalina Granda-Carvajal, M.A., University of Connecticut/USA
Discussions
Working Group 3 (Parallel Session)
Shadow Economy: Alternative Measurement and Indicators
Chairman: Prof. Axel Werwatz, Ph.D., Technical University of Berlin/Germany
Analysing the Determinants of the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Model with Latent Variables
Dipl.-Vw. Marcus Ruge, University of Potsdam/Germany
One Share Fits All? Regional Variations in the Extent of Shadow Economy in Europe
Egle Tafenau, M.A., University of Kiel/Germany
Car Prices, Income Inequality, and Shadow Economy
Boriss Siliverstovs, Ph.D., KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich/Switzerland
Discussions
Working Group 4 (Parallel Session)
Shadow Economy and the Labour Market
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Wolf Schäfer, Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg/Germany
Modeling Informality Formally: Households and Firms
Prof. Federico Weinschelbaum, Ph.D., University of San Andrés/Argentina
Entrepreneuership and the Hidden Economy: An Extended Matching Model
Gaetano Lisi, University of Cassino/Italy
Shadow Employment in Transition – A Matter of Choice or no Choice?
Dr. Stanisław Cichocki, University of Warsaw and National Bank of Poland/Poland
Underground Economy and its Relation with Labor Market and Tax: The Comparison for OECD Countries via Panel Data
Prof. Morteza Sameti, University of Isfahan/Iran
Discussions
Working Group 5 (Parallel Session)
Shadow Economy: Country Studies
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Matti Virén, Bank of Finland and University of Turku/Finland
The Shadow Economy and Implications for Money Demand in Germany
Dipl.-Vw. Matthias Göthel, Dresden University of Technology/Germany
Who crops coca and why? The case of Colombian farmers
Marcela Ibañez Diaz, Ph.D., University of Göttingen/Germany
Issues in Expanding Social Safety Network in South Korea
Prof. Sunwoong Kim, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee/USA
Housing Tenure and Job Search Behaviour: A Different Analysis of the Impact of the UK Jobseeker’s Allowance
Andrea Morescalchi, University of Pisa/Italy
Discussions
Joint dinner,
Restaurant avendi Hotel am Griebnitzsee |
