Quantifying the black economy: 'Measurement without theory' yet again?

Economic Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 456, 1999, Pages 381-389

  Thomas, Jim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK MARKET; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0032863315     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00441     Document Type: Article

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