Measuring the Informal Economy in the Caucasus and Central Asia /

This study estimates the size of the informal economy, and the relative contribution of each underlying factor, for the Caucasus and Central Asia countries in 2008. Using a Multiple Indicator-Multiple Cause model, we find that a burdensome tax system, rigid labor market, low institutional quality, a...

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1. Verfasser: Abdih, Yasser
Weitere Verfasser: Medina, Leandro
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/137
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF