THE SHADDW ECONOMY IN THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

摘要

The last decade provides strong indications of an expansion in shadow economic activities in the Netherlands Antilles. The expansion is the result of many things, including the high tax burden, high unemployment rate, and the foreign demand for drugs. This paper attempts to measure the size of the shadow economy of the Netherlands Antilles using two distinct estimation methods: direct and indirect approaches. These methods produce estimates of the size of the shadow economy that range between 10% and 14% of GDP.