The Shadow Economy

 

Friedrich Schneider and Colin Williams, IEA, June 2013

 

Measurement of the shadow economy is notoriously difficult as it requires estimation of economic activity that is deliberately hidden from official transactions. Surveys typically understate the size of the shadow economy but econometric techniques can now be used to obtain a much better understanding of its size.

 

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