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Dominik H. Enste

Cologne Institute for Economic Research and Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany

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Author

Current position

Professor, Behavioral Economics and Business Ethics, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany (2013–); Senior economist, Cologne Institute for Economic Research, Germany (2003–)

Research interest

Economics, behavioral economics, business ethics

Website

http://bit.ly/Enste_personalpage

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Managing Director IW Academy Cologne (2012–), Germany

Past positions

Lecturer, University of Cologne, Germany

Qualifications

PhD, Economics, Sociology and Economic Psychology, University of Cologne, 2001

Selected publications

  • “Shadow economies: Size, causes, and consequences.” Journal of Economic Literature 38:1 (2000): 77–114 (with F. Schneider).

  • The Shadow Economy: An international Survey. 2nd edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2013 (with F. Schneider).

  • Markt und Moral: Eine ordnungsethische Reflexion. Cologne: IW Cologne, 2015.

article(s)

  • The shadow economy in industrial countries Updated

    Reducing the size of the shadow economy requires reducing its attractiveness while improving official institutions

    Dominik H. Enste, October 2024
    The shadow (underground) economy has a major impact on society and economy in many countries. People evade taxes and regulations by working in the shadow economy or by employing people illegally. On the one hand, this unregulated economic activity can result in reduced tax revenue and fewer public goods and services, lower tax morale and less tax compliance, higher control costs, and lower economic growth rates. But on the other hand, the shadow economy can be a powerful force fostering institutional change and boosting the overall production of goods and services in an economy. The shadow economy has implications on the political order and institutional change.
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