This paper reviews the literature on taxation of the informal economy, taking stock of key
debates and drawing attention to recent innovations. Conventionally, the debate on whether …

This paper reviews the meaning and measurement of unobserved economies germane to
tax evasion and macroeconomic information systems. These include the unreported, non …

This paper introduces a comprehensive database of informal economic activity. The
database focuses on measures that have strong cross-country and over time coverage: it …

Given the alarming rate of climate change and environmental degradation, major countries
are seeking ways to curtail environmental damage and attain sustainability in the future. In …

We study the interactions between institutional quality, government expenditure, tax
revenue, and economic growth in low-income countries (LICs) and lower middle-income …

Mounting environmental pressures led China to focus on the effectiveness of the
environmental regulation to control pollution. Since the shadow economy, or underground …

This book serves as a sequel to two distinguished volumes on capitalism: Continuity and
Change in Contemporary Capitalism (Cambridge, 1999) and Order and Conflict in …

This article explores the emergence of Airbnb, a company whose website permits ordinary
people to rent out their residences as tourist accommodation. The company was just recently …

Economists have identified the existence of a middle-income (MI) trap but have yet to
analyze the politics of this trap. The authors argue that countries in the MI trap face two major …

The multiple indicator-multiple cause (MIMIC) method is a well-established tool for
measuring informal economic activity. However, it has been criticized because GDP is used …