Handbook on the shadow economy/ edited by Friedrich Schneider. - Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., c2011. - xii, 522 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Size and development of the shadow economies all over the world -- 1. Shadow economies all over the world: new estimates for 162 countries from 1999 to 2007 -- 2. Survey on the shadow economy and undeclared work in OECD countries -- 3. The size and development of the shadow economy in India: a first attempt at a public choice explanation -- 4. Size, development and perception of the shadow economy in Switzerland -- Part II. Regional variation in the size and development of the shadow economy -- 5. Regional variations in the nature of the shadow economy: evidence from a survey of 27 European Union member states -- 6. Regional patterns of the shadow economy: modelling issues and evidence from the European Union -- Part III. Shadow economy, illicit work and related activities -- 7. The shadow economy and do-it-yourself activities: what do we know? -- 8. The shadow economy in the residential construction sector -- 9. Who is working illicitly and why? Insights from representative survey data in Germany -- Part IV. Tax morale and the shadow economy -- 10. Tax morale, tax evasion and the shadow economy -- 11. The link between the intrinsic motivation to comply and compliance behaviour: a critical appraisal of existing evidence -- 12. Deterrence policy and the size of the shadow economy in Germany: an institutional and empirical analysis -- Part V. Corruption and the shadow economy -- 13. The impact of institutions on the shadow economy and corruption: a latent variables approach -- 14. Shadow economy, voice and accountability, and corruption.

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Informal sector (Economics)
Black market.
Business enterprises--Corrupt practices.
Commercial crimes.
Tax evasion.
Illegal aliens.
Welfare fraud.
Fraud.

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