Using the MIMIC method, this paper is a first attempt to estimate the size of the shadow economy of 158 countries over … proxy for the size of the economy. Results suggest that the average size of the shadow economy of these 158 countries over …

This paper is a first attempt to estimate the size and development of the shadow economy of 158 countries over the … size of the shadow economy of these 158 countries over 1991-2015 is 32.5% of official GDP, which was 34.82% in 1991 and … decreased to 30.66% in 2015. The lowest size of the shadow economy East Asian countries with 16.77% averaged over the period …

findings, a growing shadow economy has a negative effect on official GDP growth, and a positive impact of corruption on the … criticized, estimates of the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition and OECD-countries are presented. The … average size of a shadow economy varies from 12 percent of GDP for OECD, to 23 percent for transition and to 39 percent for …

economy reduces corruption in high-income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. Finally, the various …Estimations of the size and development of the shadow economy for 145 countries, including developing, transition and … highly developed OECD economies over the period 1999 to 2003 are presented. The average size of the shadow economy (as a …

This paper presents estimates of the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition, and OECD countries, which … of the different estimation methods. We find that the growth of the shadow economy—which is now remarkably large in the … extent of state regulatory activities. Rising corruption also has a clearly positive impact on the growth of the shadow …

This paper presents estimates of the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition, and OECD countries, which … of the different estimation methods. We find that the growth of the shadow economy which is now remarkably large in the … extent of state regulatory activities. Rising corruption also has a clearly positive impact on the growth of the shadow …

, a growing shadow economy has a negative effect on official GDP growth, and a positive impact of corruption on the size … criticized, estimates of the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition and OECD-countries are presented. The … average size of a shadow economy varies from 12 percent of GDP for OECD, to 23 percent for transition and to 39 percent for …