Re: Question for you econ types out there

2004-03-09 Thread Chris Doss
Hey, thanks. I have to chuckle when I see the official stats on income in Russia. The Moscow Mayor's Office says that average Muscovite income is $300 a month. If you factor in pensioners, that might be true, but most Muscovites wouldn't get out of bed for that little money. Maybe university

Re: Question for you econ types out there

2004-03-08 Thread dsquared
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:00:23 +0300, Chris Doss wrote: Does anybody know how per capita income figures are usually calculated for countries like Russia, which have a large shadow economy in which workers are paid under the table and off the books? Thanks. Not actually as uncommon as you'd

Re: Question for you econ types out there

2004-03-08 Thread dsquared
sorry forgot the links! http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/ESA95_Exhaustiveness.pdf more statistical fun: Prostitution itself is not illegal within the UK. However, most of the activities associated with prostitution (e.g. soliciting) are illegal. Value added from prostitution