The size of the shadow economies of 145 countries all over the world
Subtitle: first results over the period 1999 to 2003
By: by Friedrich Schneider.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1431; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1431
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Informal sector (Economics)
Description: "Using the DYMIMIC approach, estimates of the shadow economy in 145 developing, transition, developed OECD countries, South Pacific Islands and still communist countries are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (in percent of official GDP) over 2002/2003 in developing countries is 39.1%, in transition countries 40.1%, in OECD countries 16.3%, South Pacific islands 33.4% and 4 remaining Communist countries 21.8%. An increasing burden of taxation, high unemployment and low official GDP growth are the driving forces of the shadow economy"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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