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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Autor Principal: Abdih, Yasser
Outros autores: Medina, Leandro
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/137
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF