Abstract
AbstractIn this paper we model interstate trade in US shadow economies using a traditional gravity model, updated to control for factors that encourage (discourage) underground exchange among formal sector trading partners. Using data on interstate trade flow from the US Census Bureau, and a unique dataset measuring US state-level shadow economy size, we develop a first-ever estimate of interstate underground trade flow (UTF) for the US. Using a UTF ratio, measured as the portion of state
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