Evaluating the participation of the self-employed in undeclared work: Some evidence from a 27-nation European survey

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-356

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Nadin, Sara ^a   Baric, Marijana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; European Union; Informal economy; Informal employment; Self employment; Tax compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051921272     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-011-0195-y     Document Type: Review

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