This article reviews the economic literature on informality, its causes, and its consequences
for development. It covers a comprehensive body of research that ranges from well-identified …

As is increasingly recognised in academic literature and by international organisations,
corruption acts as a major deterrent to growth and development. The aim of this survey is to …

Using the multiple indicator-multiple cause (MIMIC) approach, this paper generates a novel
global database by estimating the size of the shadow economy for 157 countries over 1991 …

We undertake an extended discussion of the latest developments about the existing and
new estimation methods of the shadow economy. New results on the shadow economy for …

This book is the result of a study path that started in 2006, when the two authors of this book
published the book Data Quality: Concepts, Methodologies and Techniques. After 8 years …

We investigated the influence of economic and political institutions on the prevalence rate of
formal and informal entrepreneurship across 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region during …

This paper presents estimations of the shadow economies for 162 countries, including
developing, Eastern European, Central Asian, and high income OECD countries over 1999 …

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 …

The postcommunist countries were amongst the most fervent and committed adopters of
neoliberal economic reforms. Not only did they manage to overcome the anticipated …

The second edition of Corruption and Government updates Susan Rose-Ackerman's 1999
book to address emerging issues and to rethink old questions in light of new data. The book …