01713cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007674 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451844375 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Schneider, Friedrich. Shadow Economies Around the World : Size, Causes, and Consequences / Friedrich Schneider, Dominik Enste. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (56 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents estimates of the size of the shadow economy in 76 developing, transition, and OECD countries, which are derived by combining figures from different estimation methods. We describe and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the different estimation methods. We find that the growth of the shadow economy-which is now remarkably large in the 76 countries-is strongly related to increasing burdens of taxation and social security contributions, as well as to the extent of state regulatory activities. Rising corruption also has a clearly positive impact on the growth of the shadow economy. Mode of access: Internet Enste, Dominik. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/026 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/026/001.2000.issue-026-en.xml IMF e-Library