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Introductory Words

In: Shadow Economy in Poland

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  • Dagmara Nikulin

    (Gdańsk University of Technology)

  • Ewa Lechman

    (Gdańsk University of Technology)

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This introductory chapter sets the general context and background in regard to shadow economy. It briefly explains its merit and defines as a problem that economies are facing. This chapter additionally presents the structure of the book, its major aims and scopes and also shows Poland as a transition economy, which is of central interest in the empirical part of this work.

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  • Dagmara Nikulin & Ewa Lechman, 2021. "Introductory Words," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Shadow Economy in Poland, chapter 0, pages 1-10, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbchp:978-3-030-70524-4_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70524-4_1
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    1. Schneider, Friedrich, 2005. "Shadow economies around the world: what do we really know?," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 598-642, September.
    2. Friedrich Schneider, 2011. "The Financial Flows of the Transnational Crime: Some Preliminary Empirical Results," Economics of Security Working Paper Series 53, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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    7. Friedrich Schneider, 2017. "Implausible Large Differences in the Sizes of Underground Economies in Highly Developed European Countries? A Comparison of Different Estimation Methods," CESifo Working Paper Series 6522, CESifo.
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