Comparison of Shadow Economies: The Case of Ghana, Nigeria and UK
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43110%2F15%3A43907644" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43110/15:43907644 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/8667/8326" target="_blank" >http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/8667/8326</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n1p248" target="_blank" >10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n1p248</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Comparison of Shadow Economies: The Case of Ghana, Nigeria and UK
Original language description
This study seeks to assess the size and the trend of the shadow economies of Ghana, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. The multiple indicator and multiple causes model (MIMIC) is employed for this analysis. The model consists of two parts; the structural equation aspect and the measurement aspect. The structural equation model estimates the impact of the observed variables in determining the level of shadow economic activities. The measurement model estimates the coefficients of the indicator variables. Results from the study show variation in the causal factors of shadow economic activities in the various countries. The size of Ghana's shadow economy stands at 36.73%, Nigeria 47.75% and UK, 15.05% at the end of the 2012 fiscal year. The average level ofsuch activities for the past three decades is 30.20% of the official economy in Ghana, 50.36% in Nigeria and 14.07% in UK.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
BB - Applied statistics, operational research
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN
2039-9340
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Volume of the periodical
7
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
IT - ITALY
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
248-257
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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