How does governance quality affect the shadow economy-sustainable development nexus? New insights from a dynamic threshold analysis

Nadia Assidi, Ridha Nouira, Sami Saafi, Walid Abdelfattah and Sami Ben Mim

Journal of Economic Studies, 2024, vol. 52, issue 1, 136-160

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the shadow economy on three sustainable development indicators while considering the moderating effect of the governance quality, and to highlight the non-linearity of the considered relationship. Design/methodology/approach - A sample of 82 countries covering the period from 1996 to 2017. The dynamic first-differenced generalized method of moments (FD-GMM) panel threshold model is implemented to control for non-linearity. Findings - The shadow economy hinders sustainable development in countries with low-governance quality, while the opposite result holds in countries with high-governance quality. The critical thresholds triggering the switch from one regime to another vary across the sustainable development indicators. Boosting growth requires enhancing the legal system and the economic dimension of governance, while promoting environmental quality requires the implementation and enforcement of specific environment-friendly regulations. Originality/value - The study addresses non-linearity and the moderating effect of governance quality. The use of six governance indicators allows to gauge the ability of each governance dimension to curb the negative effects of the shadow economy. Considering the three objectives of sustainable development allows to identify specific policy recommendations for each of them.

Keywords: Governance quality; Dynamic panel threshold regression model; Shadow economy; Sustainable development; C33; E26; Q01; O17; O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/JES-09-2023-0469

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