Unionization and informal economy

In this paper I investigate the relationship between unionization and the size of the informal economy. Using a cross-country panel data for 30 countries over the period from 1960 to 2009, I find a strong and robust negative correlation between unionization and the size of the informal economy.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Elgin, Ceyhun
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 32.2012, 3, p. 2615-2623
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	unionization \| shadow economy \| panel data

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment ; J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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