Measuring the hidden economy: Implications for econometric modelling

Economic Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 456, 1999, Pages 370-380

  Giles, David E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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BLACK MARKET; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0032837042     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00440     Document Type: Article

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