Whether shadow economy threats economic growth? (case study: Iran)

Autor: Hossein Mehrabi Boshrabadi, Somayeh Kouchakzadeh, Hamid taboli
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: فصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران, Vol 15, Iss 45, Pp 181-198 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1726-0728
2476-6445
Popis: One of the main concerns that many countries of the world are encountering, is some economic activities which are usually hidden from official view. These activities could effect deviation from correct position and prescribe incorrect polices. In this study, after short review on concept and different distances of shadow economy to try that investigated effects of shadow economy volume on economic growth for 1981-2007 by vector error correction model (VECM). Shadow economy was estimated by fuzzy logic method. Results indicated that in Iran, with increase of one percentage size of shadow economy, 0/38 percentage diminished economic growth.
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