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Do fiscal decentralization and income inequality affect the size of the shadow economy? A panel data analysis for OECD countries

Wolfram BergerInstitute of Business and Economics, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Cottbus, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simone SalottiEuropean Commission, Institute of Prospective Technological Studies, Sevilla, Spain
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Jordi SardàDepartment d’Economia i CREIP, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Pages 571-575 | Published online: 30 Jun 2017

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