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Evaluating the Impact of the Informal Economy on Businesses in South East Europe: Some Lessons from the 2009 World Bank Enterprise Survey

South East European Journal of Economics and Business
Volume 7 (2012): Issue 1 (April 2012)
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Open Access
|Jul 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10033-012-0010-x | Journal eISSN: 2233-1999 | Journal ISSN: 1840-118X
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Language: English
Page range: 99 - 110
Published on: Jul 26, 2012
Published by: University of Sarajevo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year
Keywords:
informal economy,
workers' wages,
underground economy,
World Bank Enterprise Survey,
South-East Europe
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other

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