Black market work is done by one in five Danes and costs the state billions

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Researcher behind the publication Peer Ebbesen Skov

This content is only available in Danish (“Sort arbejde udføres af hver femte dansker og koster staten milliarder”).

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Peer Ebbesen Skov

Senior Researcher

ps@rff.dk

Labour market and employment

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