shadow economy

economic activities which are illegal (in themselves, or illegaly not reported for taxation)
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shadow economy

Summary

shadow economy is a type of economy[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • shadow economy's instance of is recorded as type of economy[3].
  • shadow economy's instance of is recorded as economic term[4].
  • shadow economy is a type of economy[5].
  • shadow economy is part of informal economy[6].
  • shadow economy's Commons category is recorded as Underground economy[7].
  • shadow economy comprises black market[8].
  • shadow economy comprises tax evasion[9].
  • shadow economy comprises illicit trade[10].
  • shadow economy's has cause is recorded as tax evasion[11].
  • shadow economy's partially coincident with is recorded as informal economy[12].
  • shadow economy's has characteristic is recorded as violation of law[13].
  • shadow economy's different from is recorded as precarious work[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of economy[3] and economic term[4]. shadow economy is a type of economy[5].

Use and Application

Components include black market[8]; tax evasion[9], a type of crime[15]; and illicit trade[10], an economic concept[16]. shadow economy is part of informal economy[6].

Why It Matters

shadow economy has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Žilinska · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from precarious work
    Subclass of economy
    Partially coincident with informal economy
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 4187150
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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