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		| Ceyhun  Elgin | 
	
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		| ''Unionization and informal economy'' | 
	
		| ( 2012, Vol. 32 No.3 ) | 
	
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		| In this paper I investigate the relationship between unionization and the size of the informal economy. Using a cross-country panel data for 30 countries over the period from 1960 to 2009, I find a strong and robust negative correlation between unionization and the size of the informal economy. | 
	
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		| Keywords: unionization,  shadow economy,  panel data. | 
	
		| JEL: E2 - Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: General (includes Measurement and Data) J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : May 08 2012 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Sep 19 2012 | 
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