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Measuring the Cohesion of Informal Economy in Agriculture in New European Union Member States

Economies, 2022
The present paper evaluates the size and development of the informal economy in agriculture in 10 new EU member states from 2004–2020. A novel agriculture-tailored multiple indicators Multiple Causes model was derived to estimate the size of the informal
Mangirdas Morkunas
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The Importance of the Informal Economy for Social Policy

İstanbul İktisat Dergisi, 2020
The informal economy is a multifaceted phenomenon with both economic and social consequences. It is important to better understand the informal economy in the context of social policy, as the informal sector is also associated with unemployment, income ...
Sefa Karagöz
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Relationship between the Informal Economy and Local Economic Improvement in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality in South Africa

Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2022
Purpose: The LED in South Africa complies with the formalisation of economies, the legislative context and the economic development framework. It involves the progression of the informal economy through consideration of its characteristics and ...
Peter Bongani Mahlangu, Emmanuel Innocents Edoun, Cornelius Hendrik Van Heerden   +2 more
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The Impact of Economic Sanctions on the Size of Informal Economies in Iran [PDF]

مجله توسعه و سرمایه, 2021
Objective: In the face of economic sanctions, most countries use methods to circumvent sanctions, including the expansion of activity in the informal sector of the economy. Sanctions affect the informal economy directly and indirectly, through the formal
Fatemeh Havasbeigi, Heshmatollah Asgari, Mohammad Oshani   +2 more
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DETERMINANTS OF INFORMAL ECONOMY ESTIMATION IN ETHIOPIA: MULTIPLE-INDICATORS, MULTIPLE-CAUSES (MIMIC) APPROACH

Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting, 2020
This paper explored the determinants of the informal economy size estimations with survey data in the multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) model. This model enables us to estimate the unknown variable with the known observable variables. The size
Sintayehu Tulu Wondimu, Mathewos Woldemariam Birru   +1 more
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Measuring the informal economy in South Africa

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2015
Measuring the size of the South African informal economy has received inadequate attention, making it difficult for policy-makers to assess the impact of policy measures to stimulate informal economic activity.
S Saunders, E Loots
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THE INFORMAL ECONOMY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA: A TIME-VARYING PARAMETER APPROACH

Acta Economica, 2020
Studies on the relationship between the informal economy and economic growth have been inconclusive as to whether the positive or negative relationship dominates.
Abiola Lydia Aina
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Informal economy, informal state : the case of Uzbekistan [PDF]

, 2011
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Abel Polese, Johan Rasanayagam
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The Dilemmas and Improvement Strategies of China’s Informal Economy in the Post Epidemic Era [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences
This research explores the development trend of the informal economy after the Covid-19 pandemic and the ways to avoid the increase informal economy. The paper discusses the development process of the informal economy, the difficulties it faces, and the ...
Chen Mingqin, Liu Xuzhu, Xiong Jianyu
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Exploring the connections between green economy and informal economy in South Africa

South African Journal of Science, 2015
The notion of an inclusive green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication requires an approach that engages with the informal economy.
Suzanne Smit, Josephine K. Musango
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