Evaluating the magnitude of the shadow economy: A direct survey approach

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 369-385

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic sectors; Small enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748707162     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580610706591     Document Type: Article

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