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Title: MEASURING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN EGYPT
Authors: Hany M. Elshamy
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Hany M. Elshamy Associate Professor and Acting Head of Economics Department, Faculty of Commerce, Tanta University, Egypt.
MLA 8 Elshamy, Hany M. "MEASURING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN EGYPT." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 2018, pp. 735-744, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=52. Accessed 2018. APA Elshamy, H. M. (2018, February). MEASURING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN EGYPT. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(2), 735-744. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=52 Chicago Elshamy, Hany M. "MEASURING THE INFORMAL ECONOMY IN EGYPT." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 2 (February 2018), 735-744. Accessed , 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=52.
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Abstract: This paper estimates the span of the informal condition of the Egyptian economy between the year 1980-2015, using a basic numerical system strategy; Personally, I hold the idea that stringent appraisal structure, higher swelling, and quality of the agribusiness sectors are key factors in choosing the degree of the informal economy; presenting through and through around 75% of the informal economy change. Outcomes also insist that a more elevated amount of familiarity diminishes quantity of commitments to social disability plans and the enlistment rates in instruction. Traverse of the informal economy in Egypt has been extended over time. Normal yearly development rate for the measure of informal economy in Egypt was around 1% between 1980 and 2015. This scholarly research has a basic course of action recommendations for administrations endeavoring to reduce the level of familiarity. For example, in countries where the informal economy is related to a high tax burden rate, arrangement decisions incorporate cutting down and homogenizing successful tax rates over all sectors in the economy.

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