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An Analysis of Underground Economy in Romania

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  • Gabriela Corina Slusariuc

    (University of Petroşani, Romania)

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Shadow economy is a negative phenomenon, which exists in all countries of the world, in varying proportions in GDP, being an unavoidable component of a country's economy. Estimating the underground economy is a difficult issue, the real size of the underground economy remains unknown and the controlling of it is almost impossible.

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  • Gabriela Corina Slusariuc, 2017. "An Analysis of Underground Economy in Romania," Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, University of Petrosani, Romania, vol. 17(2), pages 265-272.
    • Handle: RePEc:pet:annals:v:17:y:2017:i:2:p:265-272
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    Keywords

    control; underground economy; clandestine work; economic development; tax avoidance; GDP;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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