Does income inequality increase the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda

Does income inequality increase the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda

This paper applies the autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing method to investigate the long- and short-run relationship between the size of the shadow economy and income inequality in Uganda. The findings reveal evidence of the long and short-run relationship between the shadow economy and i...

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Main Author: Stephen Esaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Development Studies Research
Subjects:
income distribution
informal sector
income inequality
government spending
shadow economy
taxation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2021.1939082

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21665095.2021.1939082

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