Articles on shadow economy

August 9, 2023

A ‘shadow economy’ of firms like hand car washes and nail salons is exploiting workers – and regulations are making things worse

Rich Pickford, Nottingham Trent University; Alan Collins, Nottingham Trent University, and Ian Clark, Nottingham Trent University

Enforcement of labour market regulation among small businesses such as hand car washes and nail salons is too complicated.

June 14, 2021

Mark Stevenson, Lancaster University

Counterfeit vaccines are undermining the global effort to stop COVID-19. Why are they so prevalent, and how can we stop them?

April 6, 2021

Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Cash holdings jumped 17% during the crisis, most of them in the form of $50 and $100 notes.

Ian Clark
Professor in Work and Employment, Nottingham Trent University
Alan Collins
Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Nottingham Trent University
Peter Martin
Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Mark Stevenson
Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University
Rich Pickford
Manager of Nottingham Civic Exchange, Nottingham Trent University