Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/184484 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] DANUBE: Law, Economics and Social Issues Review [ISSN:] 1804-8285 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] De Gruyter [Place:] Warsaw [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 227-248
Publisher: 
De Gruyter, Warsaw
Abstract: 
In this paper, the main focus lies on the informal economy and on work in the shadow. The most influential factors on the informal economy are tax policies and state regulation. The size of the informal economy was decreasing over the period 1999 to 2007, from 34.0% to 31.2% for 161 countries (unweighted average). Furthermore, economic opportunities, taxes and regulations, the general situation on the labor market, and unemployment are crucial for an understanding of the dynamics of the shadow labor force. In contrast with the decrease of the informal economy (value added figures), the informal economy labor force increased for most countries over the period 1999 to 2007.
Subjects: 
Informal Economy
Undeclared Work
Shadow Labor Force
Tax Morale
Tax Pressure
State Regulation
Labor Market
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Document Type: 
Article

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