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[caption id="attachment_92" align="alignnone" width="300"] source: Colin Brown / flickr[/caption]EDITED BYProf. Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, AustriaDESCRIPTIONThe scope of this Topical Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following areas of research: Criminal organizations Drug trafficking Gun prevalence Terrorism Money laundering Corruption Illegal trade Technology and crime Crime reduction policies and crime prevention Tax policies and tax evasion Informal economy Public sector and governanceHOW TO SUBMITTo submit to this Topical Issue, please use Open Economics’ Editorial Manager system: www.editorialmanager.com/economicsPlease remember about choosing correct Article Type – 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.Articles published in the 2017 volume of Open Economics are free of all Article Processing Charges.