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Shadow economy and unemployment rate in USA: is there a structural relationship? An empirical analysis

Roberto Dell’Anno Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Salerno, Via Ponte Don Melillo, Fisciano (SA) 84084, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Offiong Helen Solomon Department of Economics, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
Pages 2537-2555 | Published online: 11 Apr 2011

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