Fade to Black? Get the Gist on the informal, grey, black, and terrorist economies
Strategic Questions
- Where should the lines be drawn between the informal economy, the grey market, the black market, and terrorism? How might formalizing such lines affect the benefits brought by the informal economy? What role could a more regulated sharing economy play?
- The informal sector is likely to subside as the economy strengthens, but how could it morph into something even less discoverable due to emerging technologies? To what degree can digital currencies be legally tracked for tax purposes?
- Should parallel importers be outlawed? Would continued leniency spur the economy while directing law enforcement toward more critical concerns?
- Does intellectual piracy negatively affect the legitimate producers enough to enforce intellectual property laws? Should they learn to adapt, or does piracy impair the overall economy?
- How serious is the impact of the shadow economy, and how can it be contained or possibly marginalized? How does the shadow economy benefit the formal economy? Do the negative impacts outweigh the benefits?
- What relationship do non-criminal members of the shadow economy have with crime syndicates?
- How are crime syndicates adapting to new technologies? What technologies will emerge in the next five to ten years that they can exploit?
- What role will space based technologies play in the broader shadow economy, and how can they be regulated?
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