The latest empirical results of the size of the shadow economy in 18 OECD countries are presented, using the currency demand approach to calculate the shadow economy over time. The results indicate a strong increase in the size of the shadow economy, over the period 1960 to 1998 and for 15 of...

In this paper, first, the MIMIC estimation method is described and criticized and due to a double counting problem a correction is suggested. Second, the measurement methods used for National Accounts Statistics - the discrepancy method and two new micro survey methods - are described and a...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Bruno S. Frey and Werner W. Pommerehne (1984), 'The Hidden Economy: State and Prospects for Measurement', Review of Income and Wealth, 30 (1), March, 1-23 -- Ann D. Witte (1987), 'The Nature and Extent of Unrecorded Activity: A Survey Concentrating on...

In this short paper an attempt is undertaken to calculate the tax losses which result from shadow economy activities in a country. These calculations are done for the 28 EU countries, for 3 non-EU countries and for 2 other highly-developed OECD countries. The total tax losses over all 28...