Tackling undeclared work in southeast europe: Lessons from a 2007 Eurobarometer survey

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-145

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balkans; Envelope wages; European Union; Informal economy; Southeast Europe; Tax non compliance; Undeclared work; Underground sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955261952     PISSN: 14683857     EISSN: 17439639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2010.486944     Document Type: Article

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