Social aspects of the informal economy: evidence from EU countries

Constantly developing, the informal economy continues to find new areas and directions of expansion, leading states to a position of constant search for solutions to temper it. The agricultural sector, the social one, and the rural areas are analyzed in this paper in relation to the informal economy...

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Main Authors: Sorina Emanuela ȘTEFONI, Iulian Viorel BRAȘOVEANU, Ionela BUTU
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Language:English
Published: General Association of Economists from Romania 2024-09-01
Series:Theoretical and Applied Economics
Online Access: http://store.ectap.ro/articole/1775.pdf
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description Constantly developing, the informal economy continues to find new areas and directions of expansion, leading states to a position of constant search for solutions to temper it. The agricultural sector, the social one, and the rural areas are analyzed in this paper in relation to the informal economy, for the EU member states (including United Kingdom), between 2004-2020. Results show that both agricultural labor and rural population influence the informal economy. On the contrary, there is an indirect relationship between social benefits and the informal economy. In addition, some concluding suggestions for possible future research areas are proposed.
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spelling doaj-art-cf932b1b1999456a8f69044bcdde267f2025-08-20T01:55:16ZengGeneral Association of Economists from RomaniaTheoretical and Applied Economics1841-86781844-00292024-09-01XXXI319721018418678Social aspects of the informal economy: evidence from EU countriesSorina Emanuela ȘTEFONI0Iulian Viorel BRAȘOVEANU1Ionela BUTU2 Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Constantly developing, the informal economy continues to find new areas and directions of expansion, leading states to a position of constant search for solutions to temper it. The agricultural sector, the social one, and the rural areas are analyzed in this paper in relation to the informal economy, for the EU member states (including United Kingdom), between 2004-2020. Results show that both agricultural labor and rural population influence the informal economy. On the contrary, there is an indirect relationship between social benefits and the informal economy. In addition, some concluding suggestions for possible future research areas are proposed. http://store.ectap.ro/articole/1775.pdf
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