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Assessing the Impact of Tax Evasion on Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance: A Sensitivity Analysis Application

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  • Lucia Mihóková
  • Radovan Dráb
  • Andrea Kralik

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Tax evasion can have important consequences for the macroeconomic and social balance of a country, as well as for its monetary and fiscal development. A limited number of studies dealing with the consequences for fiscal imbalance are present, but their objectives vary a lot. This analysis has been conducted with the purpose to empirically assess the impact of the tax evasion changes on the public debt in the 28 EU countries. The research considers the dynamics of public debt during the period of 21 years. The research is based on a probabilistic sensitivity analysis approach that was conducted individually for four clusters using @Risk of Palisade Decision Tools Package. The analysis showed a negative correlation between the tax evasion and the public debt, where the growth of the tax evasion is connected with the decrease of the public debt in a given country. The extent of the effect varies depending on the country, or more precisely on the groups of countries and is conditioned by other macroeconomic variables.

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  • Lucia Mihóková & Radovan Dráb & Andrea Kralik, 2018. "Assessing the Impact of Tax Evasion on Long-Term Fiscal Imbalance: A Sensitivity Analysis Application," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2018(3), pages 331-350.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:2018:y:2018:i:3:id:662:p:331-350
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.662
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    Keywords

    public finance; long-term fiscal imbalance; tax evasion; probabilistic sensitivity analysis; simulation; EU countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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