The value added of underground activities: Size and measurement of the shadow economies of 110 countries all over the world.
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Schneider, Friedrich
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Centre for Tax System Integrity (CTSI), Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University
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Using various methods estimates about the size of the shadow economy in 110 developing, transition and OECD countries are presented. The average size of the shadow
economy (in percent of official GDP) over 1999-2000 in developing countries is 41%, in transition countries 38% and in OECD countries 18.0%. An increasing burden of taxation and social security contributions combined with rising state regulatory activities are the driving forces for the growth and size of the shadow economy (labor force).
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Centre for Tax System Integrity workshop on 'Is There Economic Integrity in the Tax System?'. Canberra, 17 July 2002.
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