Poverty and informal economy participation: Evidence from Romania

Economics of Transition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-185

  Kim, Byung Yeon ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Informal economy; Poverty; Romania

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; INFORMAL SECTOR; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13644257029     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2005.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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