Economia sommersa e lavoro nero

The Italian economy has a strong tax evasion and the presence of a very extensive shadow economy with profound effects on our GDP. This paper analyzes the study Claudio Lucifora has done on the shadow economy, the result of extensive research on the subject, which led to the publication of the book, “Shadow economy and black labor”. The book is a systematic and thorough analysis of the irregular economy not detected in official statistics. The volume also offers some proposals for a policy aimed at emersion of the shadow economy. In this paper are discussed and evaluated the most significant points of the research work of Lucifora