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1985 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Market Motives in the Informal Economy
Author : James D. Smith
Published in: The Economics of the Shadow Economy
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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This paper presents estimates of the size of the informal economy in the United States and examines the motives individuals have for dealing in the informal economy.The research reported used survey research techniques to measure the value of goods and services purchased from informal vendors over a one-year period. Respondents were also asked about their motives for purchasing from informal vendors and a limited amount about their own role as an informal vendor.