Williams, C.C. and Horodnic, I. (2017) Evaluating the participation of marginalized populations in undeclared work in the Baltic Sea countries. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 25 (2). pp. 226-242. ISSN 1478-2804
Abstract
To evaluate the ‘marginalization thesis’ which asserts that marginalized populations are more likely to participate in undeclared work, we analyse a 2013 Eurobarometer survey of eight Baltic Sea countries, namely four Western countries (Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden) and four post-Soviet countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland). Finding that across both the western and post-Soviet Baltic Sea countries, some marginalized populations (e.g., those having difficulties paying household bills, younger people) are significantly more likely to participate in undeclared work, and others are not (e.g., women, those with a high level of tax morality), a more nuanced and variegated understanding of the marginalization thesis is developed that is valid across both western and post-Soviet Baltic Sea countries. The paper concludes by discussing the theoretical and policy implications.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | informal economy; underground sector; shadow economy; marginalized; Baltic Sea region |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2016 12:16 |
Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2018 01:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2016.1228524 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14782804.2016.1228524 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104000 |