Shedding Light on the Shadow Economy: A Global Database and the Interaction with the Official One
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Keywords
shadow economy; informal economy; survey; multiple indicators multiple Causes (MIMIC); comparison of different estimation methods; the light intensity approach; shadow economy results for 157 countries; interaction of the shadow economy with the official;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C39 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Other
- C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
- C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BIG-2020-01-13 (Big Data)
- NEP-IUE-2020-01-13 (Informal and Underground Economics)
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