This paper reviews work that tests (1) how formal and informal institutions, and especially
their interaction, affect participation in the shadow economy in transition countries; and (2) …

This article examines the impact of economic freedom on the shadow economy. Using panel
data on over 100 countries from 2000 to 2015, we find that economic freedom is effective at …

Abstract Following the 2019 World Development Report which essentially advocates for the
provision of stable formal jobs for the poor and vulnerable, this paper contributes to the …

This study investigates the effect of natural resources rents and information and
communications technology (ICT) infrastructure on the size of the informal economy in Sub …

We investigate the impact of globalisation on the shadow economy using panel data for 119
countries. Our evidence suggests that globalisation matters in mitigating shadow …

We estimate the size and trend of the Egyptian shadow economy using two of the most
common methods: the currency demand approach and the structural equation MIMIC model …

Understanding the determinants of the informal economy is a crucial issue in economic
development due to its far-reaching effects on development efforts. Previous studies focused …

The present analysis has examined the effect of the shadow economy on tax reform in
develo** countries. The first type of tax reform is the “structural tax reform”(STR) …

The present study investigates the sustainability of microenterprises using primary data on
222 microenterprises in the informal small business segment of India. We identified relevant …

Despite the extensive literature on the resource curse, little is known about the empirical
relationship between natural resource abundance and the size of the informal economy …