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Tackling the informal economy in the European Union : a social actor approach

Williams, Colin C.; Kayaoglu, Aysegul - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 7 (2016) 2, pp. 133-147

In recent years, participants in the informal economy have started to be viewed less as rational economic actors who engage in the informal economy when the pay-off is greater than the expected cost of being caught and punished, and more as social actors who engage when their tax morale (i.e.,...

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Tackling undeclared work in the European Union : an evaluation of government policy approaches

Williams, Colin C. - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 10 (2019) 2, pp. 135-147

In recent years, it has been increasingly recognised that governments seeking to tackle undeclared work effectively should adopt a holistic approach. This seeks to coordinate strategy across the fields of labour, tax and social security law, and to use the full range of policy measures...

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Evaluating the Prevalence and Nature of Self-Employment in the Informal Economy : Evidence from a 27-Nation European Survey

Williams, Colin - 2015

Despite the emergent recognition that many in the informal economy work on a self-employed basis, few have evaluated the extent and character of such endeavour. To start to fill this gap, a 2007 Eurobarometer survey composed of 26,659 face-to-face interviews in 27 European countries is reported....

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Tackling unregistered employment in European regions : towards a variegated policy approach

Williams, Colin C. - In: UTMS journal of economics / University of Tourism and … 12 (2021) 2, pp. 104-122

Europe it is vertical trust and the risk of detection. The implications for theory and policy are discussed. …

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A Critical Evaluation of the Policy Options Towards the Undeclared Economy

Williams, Colin - 2015

To evaluate critically the policy options available for tackling the undeclared economy, this paper commences by evaluating the implications of four hypothetical policy choices, namely doing nothing, de-regulating the declared economy, eradicating the undeclared economy, or moving undeclared...

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Explaining Cross-National Variations in the Prevalence of Envelope Wages : Some Lessons from a 2013 Eurobarometer Survey

Williams, Colin C. - 2015

The aim of this article is to evaluate competing theories that variously explain the greater prevalence of envelope wages in some countries either as: a legacy of underdevelopment (modernisation thesis); due to high taxes, state corruption and burdensome regulations and controls (neo-liberal...

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Evaluating Competing Theories of Informal Employment : Some Lessons from a 28-Nation European Survey

Williams, Colin C. - 2017

modernisation (modernisation theory); high taxes and state interference in the free market (neo-liberal theory) or inadequate levels … of state intervention to protect citizens (political economy theory). The aim of this paper is to evaluate these … 28 nations with cross-national variations in the economic and social characteristics each theory denotes as determinants …

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Tackling Europe's Informal Economy : A Critical Evaluation of the Neo-Liberal De-Regulatory Perspective

Williams, Colin - 2015

Since the turn of the millennium, there has been widespread recognition that the informal economy is a sizeable and growing feature in the global economy. To explain this, neo-liberals have contended that the informal economy is a direct result of over-regulation, high taxes and state...

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Tackling Undeclared Work in Europe : Lessons from a 27-Nation Survey

Williams, Colin - 2015

The aim of this paper is to unravel the heterogeneous nature of undeclared work across the European Union and to evaluate the consequences for tackling such work. Until now, most studies of undeclared work have sought to measure the variations in its magnitude. Far fewer have evaluated the...

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Beyond the Formal/Informal Employment Dualism : The Prevalence and Geographies of ‘Quasi-Formal’ Employment in the European Union

Williams, Colin - 2015

This article reveals that formal labour markets in the European Union are not always quite as pure, wholesome and legitimate as might be supposed. Until now, it has been commonly assumed that the formal economy is separate and discrete from the informal economy. To contribute to the emerging...

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