Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 8 / 2009 (537)
The Mimetic Principle in the Underground Economy
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Abstract. There has been in the recent years an increased preoccupation at international level for the research of the mechanism of development of the underground economy. The numerous vain attempts to measure the dimension of the underground economy persuaded us to embark on a qualitative research of this economic phenomenon. In our investigation on the roots of the underground economy we drew very close to the psychological and sociological aspects of the phenomenon itself. The process of humanizing that has at its origin components of the mimetic principle, like acquisitive mimesis, prompt us to ponder over J.M. Keynes’ words: „The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual ambition that one feels rewarded for.”
Contents
The Future of the Banking Supervision in Europe
The Penrose’s Law and Decision-Making Processes in the Council of the European Union. Case Study: the Impact of the Square Root’ Rule on Formation of Romania’s Coalitions in the Council of Ministers
Empirical Analysis Concerning the Correlation Fiscality Rate – Tax Incomes in Romania
The Mimetic Principle in the Underground Economy
Relational Marketing – the Prerequisite to Implement Tourist Companies’ Marketing Strategies