Stefanov, R., Williams, C.C. orcid.org/0000-0002-3610-1933 and Rodgers, P. (2017) Tackling Undeclared Work in Southeast Europe: Knowledge-Informed Policy Responses. Report.
Abstract
Undeclared work is socially accepted and widely practiced in Bulgaria, Croatia, and the FYR of Macedonia. More than 1 in 5 adults in these countries acknowledge that they have bought goods and services on the undeclared economy in the prior year. More than 1 in 12 report that they have undertaken undeclared work, and more than 1 in 10 declared employees report that they receive from their employer in addition to their declared salary an additional undeclared ‘envelope’ wage. But undeclared work differs across and within the three countries. For every one working undeclared due to their exclusion from the formal economy, there are three that have chosen to exit the formal economy, and this varies across countries. Policy makers need to prioritise policy measures to improve vertical (in institutions) and horizontal (among people) trust, complementing measures to improve detection and deterrence.
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Item Type: | Monograph |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). |
Keywords: | informal economy; shadow economy; tax evasion; labor economics; informal sector |
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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: | 06 Apr 2018 08:39 |
Last Modified: | 06 Apr 2018 08:39 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3026921 |
Status: | Published |
Identification Number: | 10.2139/ssrn.3026921 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:129194 |