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An empirical study of the underground economy in the Kingdom of Belgium

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  • Shahamak Rezaei
  • Marco Goli
  • Léo-Paul Dana

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This article investigates the underground economy in Belgium. Although several government initiatives are attempting to combat underground economic activities, we found illegal foreign workers identifying opportunities and fulfilling market needs. Underground employment thus thrives in a variety of sectors, including the building sector, cleaning houses, delivery jobs, garage business, horticulture, hotels, industrial cleaning, and social work.

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  • Shahamak Rezaei & Marco Goli & Léo-Paul Dana, 2013. "An empirical study of the underground economy in the Kingdom of Belgium," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(2), pages 159-170.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:11:y:2013:i:2:p:159-170
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    Cited by:

    1. Dries Lens & Ive Marx & Sunčica Vujić, 2017. "Integrating (former) asylum seekers into the Belgian labour market. What can we learn from the recent past?," Working Papers 1710, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp.
    2. Lens, Dries & Marx, Ive & Vujic, Suncica, 2018. "Is Quick Formal Access to the Labor Market Enough? Refugees' Labor Market Integration in Belgium," IZA Discussion Papers 11905, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Lens, Dries & Marx, Ive & Vujic, Suncica, 2018. "Does Migration Motive Matter for Migrants' Employment Outcomes? The Case of Belgium," IZA Discussion Papers 11906, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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