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Unofficial Economy

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The Unofficial Economy in Africa [PDF]

, 2016
We examine the productivity of informal firms (those that are not registered with the government) in 24 African countries using field work and World Bank firm level data. We find that productivity jumps sharply if we compare small formal firms to informal firms, and rises rapidly with the size of formal firms.
Rafael La Porta, Andrei Shleifer
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Political Economy of the Unofficial Economy: the State and Regulation

2019
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The Unofficial Economy in Russia [PDF]

, 2011
This paper provides the various estimates of Russia’s unofficial economy during the transition period and discusses the estimation methods of the unofficial economy. It suggests that Russia’s unofficial economy, which substantially increased during the early 1990s and stands still high compared to other countries, is caused by the institutional and ...
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Introduction [ Unofficial Economy]

1987
Informal economic activity is one of the most challenging and controversial aspects of human behavior. On the one hand, it challenges personal morality on the micro level as well as the authority of the state on the macro one. On the other hand, it is controversial as it has negative as well as positive consequences.
ALESSANDRINI, Sergio, Dallago, Bruno
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Determinants of the unofficial economy in Croatia

2013
comprised by the official monitoring systems established for purposes of tax collection and compilation of macroeconomic statistics. The existence of the unofficial economy has a significant influence on the official economy, especially in terms of public finance developments.
Mikulić, Davor, Galić Nagyszombaty, Andrea   +1 more
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Barriers to Entry and the Unofficial Economy

2003
Ten years after the transition period began we observe a very mixed picture of progress across the transition countries. Growth rates have differed markedly during the 1990s, to the point where many countries have still not reached their 1989 level of GDP, but others, noticeably Poland, have far surpassed it.
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Institutions, Corruption and Tax Evasion in the Unofficial Economy [PDF]

, 2005
In this paper we propose a model of how institutional benefits, taxation and government regulations affect the productive activity of private enterprises. We consider an environment in which public officials enforcing tax and regulatory obligations are potentially corruptible, and markets for corruption may therefore arise that give firms the option of
Douglas Hibbs, Violeta Piculescu
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The unofficial or grey economy - glossary

Financijska praksa, 1997
U ekonomskim se raspravama sve više govori o velikim razmjerima sivog gospodarstva koje postoji u gotovo svim zemljama bez obzira na stupanj gospodarskog razvoja, društveno uređenje, ili pak vladajuće socijalno i religiozno okruženje. Posebno se smatra kako se u državama u tranziciji, koje napuštaju državni oblik vlasništva i u kojima se stvara veliki ...
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Social Construction of Boundaries in the Context of the Official and Unofficial Economies

2015
This research draws from institutional, social constructionism, and stakeholder theories to describe how the boundaries of legality and legitimacy create official and unofficial economies. The theoretical model is also used to explain how boundaries shift and are crossed. Individual business activities are the unit of analysis for this work.
Katalin Takacs-Haynes, R. Duane Ireland
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