It is nowadays widely understood that undeclared work cannot be efficiently combated
without a holistic view on the mechanisms underlying its existence. However, the question …

Purpose To transcend the view of employment as either formal or informal, this paper
evaluates the prevalence of quasi-formal employment where formal employers pay formal …

Abstract The Non-Observed Economy (NOE) vs. the Shadow Economy (SE) display large
discrepancies throughout the European Union transition countries, in particular in Poland. A …

Since the first report for the European Commission (Barthélémy et al., 1990), the European
Union (hereafter EU) has initiated several studies of undeclared economic activities, which …

This report documents how policy makers in EU Member States and enforcement authorities
can undertake 'horizon scanning'to identify trends in undeclared work. On the one hand, an …

The Non-Observed Economy (NOE) vs. the shadow economy remains a controversial issue.
Illegal, underground and informal activities encapsulated within the NOE/shadow economy …

Purpose To transcend the view of employment as either purely formal or purely informal, this
paper evaluates the prevalence of quasi-formal employment where formal employers pay …

The paper aims to investigate the validity of modernisation thesis according to which the
incidence of envelope wages is less prevalent in more developed and modernised …

“Coborând în Subteran”: Motivația Tinerilor pentru a Lucra Nedeclarat Page 1 Tackling
envelope wages in the student population Măsuri de reducere a “plății în plic” în rândul …