Shadow economy as an obstacle to sustainable economic development

ENThe article describes the research of the development of the shadow economy, defines its essence, discloses main reasons for its occurrence; describes its structure, Identifies factors that promote its development; evaluates the system of combating measures and reveals the results of controlling it. Policy implications are being suggested. Keywords: shadow economy, economic development, Baltic countries.

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