UNOFFICIAL ECONOMY

Economics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Economic History

Democratic Republic of Congo

The unrecorded and illicit transactions of Zaire's unofficial economy were estimated in the early 1990s to be three times the size of official GDP. (references)

Bulgaria

While low official disposable income statistics might initially discourage market entry, the size of the unofficial economy and inferences from observing actual sales activity paints a brighter picture. (references)

Worker Rights

Yugoslavia

An additional 500,000 persons work in the unofficial economy and are not registered employees. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Danish

undergrundsøkonomi (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), måneskinsarbejde (black economy, black wages, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, undeclared employment, underground economy). (various references)

Dutch

verdoken ekonomie (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), ondergrondse economie (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), officieuze ekonomie (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), informele ekonomie (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), grijze ekonomie (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), grijs circuit (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), contra-economie (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy). (various references)

French

tiers secteur (underground economy), contre-économie (underground economy), économie souterraine (underground economy), économie parallèle (underground economy), économie occulte (underground economy), économie informelle (underground economy), économie immergée (underground economy), économie hors marché (underground economy). (various references)

German

Untergrundwirtschaft (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), Schattenwirtschaft (black economy), inoffizielle Wirtschaft (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy). (various references)

Greek 

παραοικονομία (black economy, underground economy). (various references)

Italian

economia sommersa (shadow economy), economia occulta (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economia non contabilizzata (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economia nera (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economia fuori mercato (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economia clandestina (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), controeconomia (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy). (various references)

Pig Latin

officialunay economyay

Portuguese

sector terceiro (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), sector informal (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economia subterrânea (underground economy), economia imersa (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economia exterior ao mercado (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), contra-economia (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy). (various references)

Spanish

economía sumergida (black economy), economía subterránea (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economía oculta (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy), economía irregular (black economy, counter-economy, grey economy, submerged economy, underground economy). (various references)

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