This book brings together two leading researchers in the field to provide a comprehensive
overview of the shadow economy from a global perspective. Reviewing the advantages and …

The shadow economy is, by nature, difficult to measure, because agents engaged in
shadow economy activities try to remain undetected. The request for information about the …

Activities associated with shadow economies are facts of life around the world. Most
societies attempt to control these activities through various measures such as punishment …

Across the world, many earn monetary income that they do not declare to the state for tax,
social security and/or labour law purposes. This work in the shadows is not some minor …

As crime and other underground economic activities (including shadow economic ones) are
a fact of life around the world, most societies attempt to control these activities through …

Illicit work, social security fraud, economic crime and other shadow economy activities are
fast becoming an international problem. This second edition uses new data to reassess …

This paper examines the drivers, and reestimates the size of shadow economies in Europe,
with a focus on the emerging economies, and recommends policies to increase formality …

In this paper the main focus lies on the shadow economy and on work in the shadow in
OECD, developing and transition countries. Besides informal employment in the rural and …

Today, there is renewed interest in the informal economy worldwide. This is because a large
share of the global workforce and economy is informal and because the informal economy is …

In this paper the main focus lies on the development and the size of the shadow economy
and of undeclared work (or shadow economy labor force) in OECD, developing and …