Identification of the relationship among the corruption and the shadow economy in European countries in 2003—2012 years

Abstract

The dependence among the corruption perceptions and the size of the shadow economy for 30 European countries for period 2003—2012 is studied. The data of corruption perceptions are provided by Transparency International. The sizes of the shadow economy are assessed by data of F. Schneider. The groups of countries with complementary relationship between corruption and the shadow economic activities, as well as to the competitive relationship are identified. The relationship among the corruption perceptions and the size of the shadow economy for the rest 12 countries is not observed.