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PresentationThe scope of this call for papers of Open Economics is limited to the forthcoming topical issue focused on shadow economy and crime economics. Papers can pertain to areas of research broadly connected to the economics of illicit activities, such as organized crime, global terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering or illegal trade. Additionally, this issue of&#160;Open Economics also invites research submissions on tax evasion and informal economy. Open Economics is a cross-disciplinary, single-blind peer-reviewed journal that presents original research on all areas of Economics.Open Economics is particularly interested in disseminating the intellectual efforts of the global academic economics community. Prof. Friedrich Schneider, of Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.See the full list of the Editorial and Advisory team and other information here: www.degruyter.com/view/j/openecScopeThe scope of this Topical Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following areas of research:&#160;Criminal organizationsDrug traffickingGun prevalenceTerrorismMoney launderingCorruptionIllegal tradeTechnology and crimeCrime reduction policies and crime preventionTax policies and tax evasionInformal economyPublic sector and governanceAuthor and submission guidelinesThe language of publication is English. Manuscripts can now be submitted directly to our on-line Editorial Manager submission system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/economics/).Please remember about choosing correct Article Type &#8211; Research Article - TI: Shadow Economy and Economics of Crime or Review Article - TI: Shadow Economy and Economics of Crime to ensure that it will be processed with the highest priority.The manuscripts submitted in response to this invitation will be processed with the highest priority, and all accepted papers will be immediately made available on-line. For more information, please have a look at our Instructions for Authors.On behalf of Prof. Friedrich Schneider, University of Linz, Austria, Editor-in-Chief of Open Economics, we wish to kindly invite you to submit your research to the Topical Issue &#8220;Shadow Economy and Economics of Crime&#8221; that will be published in the 2017 volume of Open Economics. Deadline for the Topical Issue isJuly 2017In specific cases, the deadline may be extended.Editor-in-ChiefProf. Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University Linz, AustriaManaging EditorKonrad Sarzyński, De Gruyter Open, konrad.sarzynski@degruyteropen.comBeata Socha, De Gruyter Open, Beata.Socha@degruyteropen.comEditorial Advisory BoardJohn T. Addison, University of South Carolina, US, and University of Durham, UKJulian M. Alston, University of California, Davis, USRichard Arnott, University of California, Riverside, USEdward B. Barbier, University of Wyoming, USYakov Ben-Haim, Technion &#8211; Israel Institute of Technology, IsraelGraciela Chichilnisky, Columbia University, USNicholas Crafts, University of Warwick, UKAxel Dreher, Heidelberg University, GermanyBruno S. Frey, University of Basel, Switzerland, and CREMA - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Zurich, SwitzerlandMauro Gallegati, Universit&#224; Politecnica delle Marche, ItalyOded Galor, Brown University, USEric A. Hanushek, Stanford University, USGary H. Jefferson, Brandeis University, Waltham, USMatthew E. Kahn, University of Southern California, USDonald Lien, University of Texas at San Antonio, USJakob Roland Munch, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkDavid Neumark, University of California, Irvine, USWhitney K. Newey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USPierre Perron, Boston University, USSergio L. Schmukler, The World Bank, Washington, USDavid I. Stern, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaAlois Stutzer, University of Basel, SwitzerlandRichard S.J. Tol, University of Sussex, UKStephen J. Turnovsky, University of Washington Seattle, USThierry Verdier, Paris School of Economics, FranceEditorsVikesh Amin, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, USElizabeth Asiedu, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USThomas Baudin, Universit&#233; Lille Nord de France, FranceLuisa Blanco-Raynal, Pepperdine University, School of Public Policy, Malibu, USJiawei Chen, University of California, Irvine, USFrancesca Cornaglia, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance, UKJeffrey DeSimone, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USAntonella Nocco, Universita del Salento, Lecce, ItalyAli Sina &#214;nder, Universit&#228;t Bayreuth, GermanyStephen D. O&#8217;Connell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USJuan Pantano, The University of Chicago, USJames Peoples, University of Wisconsin, USRodrigo Pinto, University of California, Los Angeles, USZijun Wang, University of Texas at San Antonio, USTechnical EditorSabina Binek, De Gruyter OpenAssistant EditorUgochukwu Humphrey Obioha &#8211; University of Euroregional Economy, Poland