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Working Papers

2017

1. Dependent self-employment trends, challenges and policy responses in the EU
   ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (11)

2011

2. Evaluating tax evasion in the European Union: a case study of the prevalence and character of ‘envelope wage’ payments
   Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)

1991

3. The Transmission of Price Information at Queensland Cattle Auctions
   Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Measuring participation in undeclared work in Europe using survey data: A method for resolving social desirability bias
   Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024, 91, (C)
2. Self-Employed Workers and the Achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: An Overview of Their Social Benefit Entitlements across 31 European Countries
   Sustainability, 2024, 16, (7), 1-20 View citations (1)

2023

3. Employer perspectives on undeclared work in the service sector: impacts and policy responses
   The Service Industries Journal, 2023, 43, (5-6), 358-377
4. Evaluating the effectiveness of labor market interventions on reducing the impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic
   Review of Development Economics, 2023, 27, (1), 352-374
5. Exploring the illegal practice of under-reporting wages in the construction industry: some lessons from Romania
   Applied Economics, 2023, 55, (26), 2978-2992
6. Revisiting tax morale: evaluating the acceptability of business- and individual-level non-compliance on participation in undeclared work
   International Journal of Manpower, 2023, 44, (5), 952-966 View citations (1)
7. Revisiting the undeclared service economy as a dual labour market: lessons from a 2019 Eurobarometer survey
   The Service Industries Journal, 2023, 43, (13-14), 940-961
8. Services purchase from the informal economy using digital platforms
   The Service Industries Journal, 2023, 43, (11-12), 854-874 View citations (1)

2022

9. Are the Liabilities of Newness and Smallness the Same for Male and Female Informal Entrepreneurs? Evidence from Brazil
   Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 2022, 12, (3), 441-470
10. Evaluating the relationship between sustainable development, localisation and the informal economy: evidence from Romania
    Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2022, 13(2), 54-76 View citations (3)
11. Exploring the Demand-Side of the Informal Economy during the COVID-19 Restrictions: Lessons from Iași, Romania
    Sustainability, 2022, 14, (12), 1-16 View citations (1)
12. Fiscal stimulus packages to COVID‐19: The role of informality
    Journal of International Development, 2022, 34, (4), 861-879 View citations (2)
13. Formal Institutional Failings and Informal Employment: Evidence from the Western Balkans
    South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2022, 17, (2), 83-95 View citations (3)
14. Tackling undeclared work in the European Union: beyond the rational economic actor approach
    Policy Studies, 2022, 43, (1), 21-55 View citations (3)

2021

15. BEYOND THE MARGINALIZATION THESIS: AN EVALUATION OF THE PREVALENCE, CHARACTER AND MOTIVES OF INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURS IN KOSOVO
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2021, 26, (01), 1-19 View citations (2)
16. Beyond the formal/informal employment dualism: evaluating individual- and country-level variations in the commonality of quasi-formal employment
    International Journal of Social Economics, 2021, 48, (9), 1290-1308 View citations (1)
17. Cash wage payments in transition economies: Consequences of envelope wages
    IZA World of Labor, 2021, 280 View citations (1)
18. EVALUATING ENTREPRENEURS’ MOTIVES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN EUROPE
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2021, 26, (01), 1-21 View citations (1)
19. Estimating Shadow Economy Size in Greece 2000 - 2018: A Flexible MIMIC Approach
    SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, 2021, 71, (3-4), 23-47 View citations (3)
20. Evaluating the wage differential between the formal and informal economy: a gender perspective
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2021, 49, (4), 735-750 View citations (3)
21. Explaining informal entrepreneurship in Croatia: a social actor approach
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2021, 42, (3), 348-368
22. Explaining the supply of home repair and renovation services in the undeclared economy: lessons from Europe
    Construction Management and Economics, 2021, 39, (4), 356-368
23. Informal Payments by Patients in Central and Eastern Europe during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Institutional Perspective
    IJERPH, 2021, 18, (20), 1-17 View citations (3)
24. Institutional Determinants of Informal Payments for Health Services: An Exploratory Analysis across 117 Countries
    IJERPH, 2021, 18, (23), 1-19 View citations (2)
25. Knowing and Unknowing Purchases of Undeclared Healthcare Goods and Services: The Role of Vertical and Horizontal Trust
    IJERPH, 2021, 18, (21), 1-14 View citations (1)
26. POLICY APPROACHES TOWARD INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP: AN OVERVIEW
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2021, 26, (02), 1-25 View citations (1)
27. Tackling Undeclared Self-Employment in South-East Europe: from Deterrents to Preventative Policy Measures
    Economic Alternatives, 2021, (2), 280-298
28. Tackling undeclared work in Central and East Europe: an evaluation of competing public sector management approaches
    Journal of East European Management Studies, 2021, 26, (3), 469-490 View citations (1)

2020

29. An Institutional Theory of Tax Non- Compliance in Bulgaria: a Tax Morale Approach
    Economic Alternatives, 2020, (1), 33-49 View citations (3)
30. COVID-19 and undeclared work: impacts and policy responses in Europe
    The Service Industries Journal, 2020, 40, (13-14), 914-931 View citations (25)
31. DETERMINANTS OF THE LEVEL OF INFORMALIZATION OF ENTERPRISES: SOME EVIDENCE FROM ACCRA, GHANA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2020, 25, (01), 1-24 View citations (2)
32. Does higher cash-in-hand income motivate young people to engage in under-declared employment?
    Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2020, 11(2), 48-69 View citations (4)
33. Does informality help entrepreneurs achieve firm growth? evidence from a post-conflict economy
    Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2020, 33, (1), 1581-1599 View citations (1)
34. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR ON THE GROWTH OF FORMAL SECTOR ENTERPRISES: LESSONS FROM ITALY
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2020, 25, (03), 1-13 View citations (1)
35. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF INFORMAL SECTOR COMPETITORS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF FORMAL ENTERPRISES: EVIDENCE FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2020, 25, (02), 1-15 View citations (5)
36. EVALUATING THE IMPLICATIONS OF STARTING-UP UNREGISTERED ON FUTURE FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE A 2019 SURVEY IN ALBANIA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2020, 25, (02), 1-17 View citations (4)
37. Evaluating Policy Approaches Towards Tackling Undeclared Work in the Czech Republic
    Economic Alternatives, 2020, (3), 396-417 View citations (2)
38. Evaluating Public Administration Approaches towards Tax Non-Compliance in Europe
    Administrative Sciences, 2020, 10, (3), 1-15 View citations (1)
39. Evaluating the Relationship Between Migration and Participation in Undeclared Work: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Economic Alternatives, 2020, (4), 592-606 View citations (1)
40. Evaluating the impact of registration on future firm performance in the Middle East and North Africa region: evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2020, 41, (4), 473-489 View citations (1)
41. Evaluating the impacts on firm productivity of informal sector competitors: results of a business survey in South-Eastern Europe
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2020, 41, (4), 524-538 View citations (3)
42. Explaining the Variations in the Magnitude of Undeclared Work Across the 28 European Union Member States
    Economic Alternatives, 2020, (2), 203-223 View citations (3)
43. Explaining the informal economy in Western Europe: beyond a rational economic actor perspective
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2020, 48, (5), 1084-1096 View citations (2)
44. TACKLING INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE: FROM A DETERRENCE TO PREVENTATIVE APPROACH
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2020, 25, (04), 1-20
45. Tackling the Undeclared Economy
    World Economics, 2020, 21, (4), 23-50 View citations (2)
46. The Coronavirus Pandemic and Europe’s Undeclared Economy: Impacts and a Policy Proposal
    South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2020, 15, (1), 80-92 View citations (9)

2019

47. EVALUATING INSTITUTIONAL THEORIES OF INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOME LESSONS FROM ALBANIA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2019, 24, (02), 1-17 View citations (8)
48. EVALUATING THEORIZATIONS OF INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOME LESSONS FROM ZAMFARA, NIGERIA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2019, 24, (04), 1-18 View citations (4)
49. EXPLAINING VARIATIONS IN THE COMMONALITY OF INFORMAL SECTOR COMPETITION ACROSS LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2019, 24, (01), 1-21 View citations (1)
50. Evaluating the Prevalence and Distribution of Unregistered Employment in Kosovo: Lessons from a 2017 Survey
    South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2019, 14, (1), 7-20 View citations (5)
51. Explaining and tackling the informal economy: an evaluation of competing perspectives
    Open Economics, 2019, 2, (1), 63-75 View citations (3)
52. Explaining and tackling unregistered employment: evidence from an employers’ survey
    Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2019, 27, (2-3), 173-189
53. Explaining cross-country variations in the prevalence of informal sector competitors: lessons from the World Bank Enterprise Survey
    International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2019, 15, (3), 677-696 View citations (9)
54. Reconceptualizing Informal Work Practices: Some Observations from an Ethnic Minority Community in Urban UK
    International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2019, 43, (3), 476-496 View citations (4)
55. Shadow Economy: Definitions, terms & theoretical considerations
    Advances in Management and Applied Economics, 2019, 9, (5), 3 View citations (6)
56. THE IMPACTS OF INFORMALITY ON ENTERPRISE INNOVATION, SURVIVAL AND PERFORMANCE: SOME EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2019, 24, (03), 1-19 View citations (7)

2018

57. AN INSTITUTIONAL THEORY OF INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOME LESSONS FROM FYR MACEDONIA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2018, 23, (03), 1-22 View citations (4)
58. Contesting the underperformance thesis of women entrepreneurs: firm-level evidence from South Africa
    International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2018, 17, (1), 21-35
59. EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF INFORMAL SECTOR COMPETITION ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: SOME LESSONS FROM SOUTH-EAST EUROPE
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2018, 23, (04), 1-14 View citations (10)
60. EXPLAINING CROSS-NATIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE PREVALENCE OF INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LESSONS FROM A SURVEY OF 142 COUNTRIES
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2018, 23, (01), 1-22 View citations (9)
61. EXPLAINING INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KOSOVO: AN INSTITUTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2018, 23, (02), 1-20 View citations (19)
62. Evaluating Policy Approaches Towards Undeclared Work: Some Lessons from FYR of Macedonia
    South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2018, 16, (2), 171-187 View citations (4)
63. Evaluating competing perspectives towards undeclared work: some lessons from Bulgaria
    Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2018, 26, (2-3), 247-265 View citations (1)
64. Evaluating the prevalence and distribution of dependent self†employment: some lessons from the European Working Conditions Survey
    Industrial Relations Journal, 2018, 49, (2), 109-127 View citations (8)
65. Explaining and Tackling Under-Declared Employment in FYR Macedonia: The Employers Perspective
    South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2018, 13, (2), 19-31 View citations (5)
66. Explaining informal entrepreneurship in South-East Europe: a tax morale approach
    Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2018, 9(2), 47-68 View citations (5)
67. Explaining informal payments for health services in Central and Eastern Europe: an institutional asymmetry perspective
    Post-Communist Economies, 2018, 30, (4), 440-458 View citations (9)
68. Extent and distribution of unregistered employment in the service industries in Europe
    The Service Industries Journal, 2018, 38, (11-12), 856-874 View citations (8)
69. Informal payments by patients for health services: prevalence and determinants
    The Service Industries Journal, 2018, 38, (11-12), 841-855 View citations (12)
70. Services industries and the informal economy: an introduction
    The Service Industries Journal, 2018, 38, (11-12), 645-649 View citations (4)

2017

71. EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF STARTING UP UNREGISTERED ON FIRM PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2017, 22, (03), 1-20 View citations (12)
72. Evaluating the Illegal Employer Practice of Under-Reporting Employees’ Salaries
    British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2017, 55, (1), 83-111 View citations (20)
73. Evaluating the Use of Personal Networks to Circumvent Formal Processes: A Case Study of Vruzki in Bulgaria
    South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2017, 12, (1), 57-67 View citations (3)
74. Evaluating the individual- and country-level variations in tax morale
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 44, (5), 816-832 View citations (15)
75. Evaluating the internal dualism of the informal sector: evidence from the European Union
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 44, (4), 605-616 View citations (3)
76. Evaluating the participation of an ethnic minority group in informal employment: a product of exit or exclusion?
    Review of Social Economy, 2017, 75, (4), 468-488 View citations (3)
77. Evaluating the policy approaches for tackling undeclared work in the European Union
    Environment and Planning C, 2017, 35, (5), 916-936 View citations (7)
78. Evaluating the relationship between social exclusion and participation in the informal sector in the European Union
    International Journal of Manpower, 2017, 38, (3), 489-503 View citations (4)
79. Explaining Consumers’ Motives for Purchasing from the Informal Economy: Some Lessons from a Study of Bulgaria, Croatia and FYR of of Macedonia
    Economic Alternatives, 2017, (4), 515-531 View citations (5)
80. Explaining individual- and country-level variations in unregistered employment using a multi-level model: evidence from 35 Eurasian countries
    South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2017, 12, (2), 61-72 View citations (10)
81. Explaining participation in the informal economy: a purchaser perspective
    International Journal of Social Economics, 2017, 44, (11), 1421-1436 View citations (4)
82. Explaining participation in the undeclared economy in Central and Eastern Europe: a demand-side approach
    Post-Communist Economies, 2017, 29, (3), 297-312 View citations (3)
83. Informal Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies: The Impacts of Starting up Unregistered on firm Performance
    Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2017, 41, (5), 773-799 View citations (53)
84. Rethinking informal payments by patients in Europe: An institutional approach
    Health Policy, 2017, 121, (10), 1053-1062 View citations (8)
85. Starting-up unregistered and firm performance in Turkey
    International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2017, 13, (3), 797-817 View citations (5)
    Also in International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 1-21 View citations (11)
86. TACKLING BOGUS SELF-EMPLOYMENT: SOME LESSONS FROM ROMANIA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2017, 22, (02), 1-20 View citations (2)
87. Tackling employment in the informal economy: A critical evaluation of the neoliberal policy approach
    Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2017, 38, (1), 145-169 View citations (1)
88. Tackling falsely-declared salaries in Bulgaria: evidence from a 2015 survey
    Economic Alternatives, 2017, (3), 333-351 View citations (5)
89. Tackling the illegitimate under-reporting of salaries in Southeast Europe: some lessons from a 2015 survey in Bulgaria, Croatia and FYR Macedonia
    Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2017, 8(1), 5-28 View citations (5)

2016

90. ARE PRACTICES OF COMPETITORS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR A MAJOR THREAT FOR HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS?
    THE YEARBOOK OF THE "GH. ZANE" INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCHES, 2016, 25, (1), 49-60
91. An evaluation of the shadow economy in Baltic states: a tax morale perspective
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2016, 28, (2/3), 339-358 View citations (5)
92. An institutional theory of the informal economy: some lessons from the United Kingdom
    International Journal of Social Economics, 2016, 43, (7), 722-738 View citations (18)
93. BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: SOME LESSONS FROM INDIA
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2016, 21, (03), 1-19 View citations (13)
94. Beyond a Deterrence Approach towards the Undeclared Economy: Some Lessons from Bulgaria
    Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 2016, 18, (1), 90-106 View citations (2)
95. Beyond the marginalisation thesis: evaluating participation in informal sector entrepreneurship
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2016, 28, (2/3), 234-254 View citations (1)
96. Beyond the marginalization thesis
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2016, 43, (3), 400-417 View citations (1)
97. Determinants of entrepreneurs' views on the acceptability of tax evasion and the informal economy in Slovakia and Ukraine: an institutional asymmetry approach
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2016, 28, (2/3), 275-289 View citations (7)
98. Determinants of the Level of Informality of Informal Micro-Enterprises: Some Evidence from the City of Lahore, Pakistan
    World Development, 2016, 84, (C), 312-325 View citations (40)
99. Evaluating the impacts of corruption on firm performance in developing economies: an institutional perspective
    International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2016, 16, (4), 401-422 View citations (13)
100. Evaluating the multifarious motives for acquiring goods and services from the informal sector in Central and Eastern Europe
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2016, 24, (3), 321-338 View citations (1)
101. Explaining Participation in the Informal Economy in Post-Socialist Societies: A Study of the Asymmetry between Formal and Informal Institutions in Croatia
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2016, 24, (1), 51-65 View citations (4)
102. Informal entrepreneurship and institutional theory: explaining the varying degrees of (in)formalization of entrepreneurs in Pakistan
     Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2016, 28, (1-2), 1-25 View citations (54)
103. Re-theorising the role of the informal economy in Sub-Saharan Africa: some lessons from Gambia
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2016, 28, (2/3), 195-215
104. THE IMPACTS OF CORRUPTION ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: SOME LESSONS FROM 40 AFRICAN COUNTRIES
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2016, 21, (04), 1-18 View citations (23)
105. Tackling enterprise in the informal economy: an introductory overview
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2016, 28, (2/3), 139-153 View citations (3)
106. Tackling the undeclared economy in the European Union: an evaluation of the tax morale approach
     Industrial Relations Journal, 2016, 47, (4), 322-340 View citations (9)
107. Who is making informal payments for public healthcare in East-Central Europe? An evaluation of socio-economic and spatial variations
     Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2016, 7(1), 49-61 View citations (10)

2015

108. Are Marginalised Populations More Likely to Engage in Undeclared Work in the Nordic Countries?
     Sociological Research Online, 2015, 20, (3), 15-29
109. Cross-national variations in the scale of informal employment
     International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36, (2), 118-135 View citations (6)
110. Evaluating competing theories of informal employment: some lessons from a 28-nation European survey
     International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2015, 15, (1), 45-62 View citations (8)
111. Evaluating cross-national variations in envelope wage payments in East-Central Europe
     Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2015, 36, (2), 283-303
112. Evaluating the Variations in Employment Relations Across Developing! Economies: A Degrees of Informalisation Approach
     Journal of Economy and its Applications, 2015, 5, (1), 1-21
113. Evaluating the policy approach towards the undeclared economy in FYR Macedonia
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2015, 24, (2), 268-286 View citations (4)
114. Explaining The Prevalence Of The Informal Economy In The Baltics: An Institutional Asymmetry Perspective
     European Spatial Research and Policy, 2015, 22, (2), 127-145 View citations (9)
115. Explaining and tackling the shadow economy in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania: a tax morale approach
     Baltic Journal of Economics, 2015, 15, (2), 81-98 View citations (15)
116. Explaining the Prevalence of Illegitimate Wage Practices in Southern Europe: An Institutional Analysis
     South European Society and Politics, 2015, 20, (2), 203-221 View citations (3)
117. Explaining the Undeclared Economy in Bulgaria: an Institutional Asymmetry Perspective
     South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2015, 9, (2), 33-45 View citations (10)
118. Mapping the Shadow Economy: Spatial Variations in the use of High Denomination Bank Notes in Brussels
     European Spatial Research and Policy, 2015, 22, (1), 5-21 View citations (4)
119. Marginalisation and participation in the informal economy in Central and Eastern European nations
     Post-Communist Economies, 2015, 27, (2), 153-169 View citations (7)
120. Out of the shadows: Classifying economies by the extent and nature of employment in the informal economy
     International Labour Review, 2015, 154, (3), 331-351 View citations (5)
121. Pressures towards and against formalization: Regulation and informal employment in Mozambique
     International Labour Review, 2015, 154, (3), 373-392 View citations (11)
122. TACKLING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY OPTIONS, APPROACHES AND MEASURES
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2015, 20, (01), 1-21 View citations (12)
123. Tackling informal employment in developing and transition economies: a critical evaluation of the neo-liberal approach
     International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2015, 14, (3), 251-270
124. Tackling the Propensity towards Undeclared Work: Some Policy Lessons from Croatia
     South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2015, 10, (1), 18-31 View citations (20)
125. Theorising Entrepreneurship in the Informal Sector in Urban Brazil: A Product of Exit or Exclusion?
     Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2015, 24, (2), 148-168 View citations (11)
126. Who Participates in the Undeclared Economy in South-Eastern Europe? An Evaluation of the Marginalization Thesis
     South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2015, 13, (2), 157-175 View citations (4)

2014

127. Classifying Latin American Economies: A Degree of Informalisation Approach
     International Journal of Business Administration, 2014, 5, (3), 73-85 View citations (5)
128. Combating Informal Employment in Latin America: A Critical Evaluation of the Neo-Liberal Policy Approach
     Research in World Economy, 2014, 5, (2), 1-13 View citations (1)
129. Do small business start-ups test-trade in the informal economy? Evidence from a UK survey
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2014, 22, (1), 1-16 View citations (4)
130. EVALUATING THE CROSS-NATIONAL TRANSFERABILITY OF POLICIES: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2014, 19, (04), 1-16 View citations (3)
131. Evaluating the prevalence and nature ofblatin post-Soviet societies
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2014, 41, (9), 747-759 View citations (3)
132. Explaining Cross-National Variations in the Prevalence and Character of Undeclared Employment in the European Union
     European Spatial Research and Policy, 2014, 21, (2), 115-131 View citations (2)
133. Explaining Cross-national Variations in the Size of the Shadow Economy in Central and Eastern Europe
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2014, 22, (2), 241-258
134. Explaining cross-national variations in the prevalence of envelope wages: some lessons from a 2013 Eurobarometer survey
     Industrial Relations Journal, 2014, 45, (6), 524-542 View citations (7)
135. Facilitating the formalisation of entrepreneurs in the informal economy
     Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 33-48 View citations (13)
136. Is Informal Sector Entrepreneurship Necessity- or Opportunity-driven? Some Lessons from Urban Brazil
     Business and Management Research, 2014, 3, (1), 41-53 View citations (11)
137. Out of the shadows: a classification of economies by the size and character of their informal sector
     Work, Employment & Society, 2014, 28, (5), 735-753 View citations (26)
138. Uncoupling enterprise culture from capitalism
     Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2014, 8, (2), 111-125
139. Why do consumers purchase goods and services in the informal economy?
     Journal of Business Research, 2014, 67, (5), 802-806 View citations (25)

2013

140. BEYOND THE FORMAL ECONOMY: EVALUATING THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT IN INFORMAL SECTOR ENTERPRISES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2013, 18, (04), 1-21 View citations (14)
141. Beyond entrepreneurs as heroic icons of capitalist society: a case study of street entrepreneurs in India
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2013, 19, (4), 421-437 View citations (3)
142. Beyond the Entrepreneur as a Heroic Icon of Capitalist Culture: Some Lessons from Ukraine
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2013, 21, (1), 51-66
143. Beyond the entrepreneur as a heroic figurehead of capitalism: re-representing the lived practices of entrepreneurs
     Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2013, 25, (7-8), 552-568 View citations (3)
144. EVALUATING THE GENDER VARIATIONS IN INFORMAL SECTOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP: SOME LESSONS FROM BRAZIL
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2013, 18, (01), 1-16 View citations (21)
145. Evaluating cross-national variations in the extent and nature of informal employment in the European Union
     Industrial Relations Journal, 2013, 44, (5-6), 479-494 View citations (34)
146. Informal employment in developed and developing economies: Perspectives and policy responses
     International Labour Review, 2013, 152, (3-4), 355-380 View citations (39)
147. Paying for Favours: Evaluating the Role of Blat in Post-Soviet Ukraine
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2013, 21, (2-3), 259-277
148. Tackling the Undeclared Economy in Croatia
     South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2013, 11, (1), 7-36 View citations (7)
149. “Envelope wages” in the European Union
     International Labour Review, 2013, 152, (3-4), 411-430 View citations (11)

2012

150. BEYOND THE COMMERCIAL VERSUS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DICHOTOMY: A CASE STUDY OF INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURS
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2012, 17, (03), 1-17 View citations (2)
151. Barriers to outsourcing household services to small business
     The Service Industries Journal, 2012, 32, (15), 2365-2377
152. Cross-National Variations in the Under-Reporting of Wages in South-East Europe: A Result of Over-Regulation or Under-Regulation?
     South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2012, 7, (1), 53-61 View citations (7)
153. EVALUATING THE MOTIVES OF INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURS IN KOFORIDUA, GHANA
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2012, 17, (01), 1-17 View citations (19)
154. Evaluating 'Varieties of Capitalism' by the Extent and Nature of the Informal Economy: The Case of South-Eastern Europe
     South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2012, 10, (2), 113-130 View citations (5)
155. Evaluating the Impact of the Informal Economy on Businesses in South East Europe: Some Lessons from the 2009 World Bank Enterprise Survey
     South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 2012, 7, (1), 99-110 View citations (20)
156. Evaluating the Prevalence and Nature of Self-Employment in the Informal Economy: Evidence From a 27-Nation European Survey
     European Spatial Research and Policy, 2012, 19, (1), 129-142 View citations (4)
157. Evaluating the persistence of subsistence work in contemporary economies
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2012, 39, (9), 721-737
158. Evaluating the socio-spatial contingency of entrepreneurial motivations: A case study of English deprived urban neighbourhoods
     Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2012, 24, (7-8), 661-684 View citations (10)
159. Explaining Undeclared Wage Payments by Employers in Central and Eastern Europe: A Critique of the Neo-liberal De-regulatory Theory
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2012, 20, (1), 3-20 View citations (1)
160. Gender variations in the reasons for engaging in informal sector entrepreneurship: some lessons from urban Brazil
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2012, 17, (4), 478-494 View citations (2)
161. Tackling Undeclared Work in the European Union
     CESifo Forum, 2012, 13, (02), 20-25 View citations (21)
162. Tackling entrepreneurship in the informal economy: evaluating the policy options
     Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2012, 1, (2), 111-124 View citations (8)
163. Tackling the hidden enterprise culture: Government policies to support the formalization of informal entrepreneurship
     Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2012, 24, (9-10), 895-915 View citations (10)
164. Tackling the undeclared economy in the European construction industry
     Policy Studies, 2012, 33, (3), 193-214
165. Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations: Informally Dominated Market Economies
     Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2012, 51, 563-582 View citations (13)
166. Work beyond employment: representations of informal economic activities
     Work, Employment & Society, 2012, 26, (2), 1-10 View citations (9)

2011

167. A Critical Evaluation of Competing Conceptualizations of Informal Employment: Some Lessons from England
     Review of Social Economy, 2011, 69, (2), 211-237 View citations (3)
168. Beyond competing theories of the hidden economy
     Journal of Economic Studies, 2011, 38, (2), 171-185 View citations (3)
169. EVALUATING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR: SOME EVIDENCE FROM INDIA
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2011, 16, (03), 351-369 View citations (10)
170. Entrepreneurship, the informal economy and rural communities
     Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2011, 5, (2), 145-157 View citations (7)
171. Evaluating entrepreneurs in the shadow economy: economic or social entrepreneurship?
     International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2011, 11, (1), 20-33 View citations (6)
172. Evaluating the Persistence of Self-provisioning in Central and Eastern Europe: Some Evidence from Post-Soviet Ukraine
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2011, 19, (3), 535-551
173. Explaining participation in the self-service economy
     The Service Industries Journal, 2011, 32, (11), 1811-1822 View citations (1)
174. Explaining the Normality of Informal Employment in Ukraine: A Product of Exit or Exclusion?
     American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2011, 70, (3), 729-755 View citations (4)
175. Innovation and creativity in the automobile industry: environmental proposals and initiatives
     The Service Industries Journal, 2011, 31, (12), 1931-1942 View citations (1)
176. Mapping the Social Organization of Labour in Moscow: Beyond the Formal/informal Labour Dualism
     Sociological Research Online, 2011, 16, (1), 43-53 View citations (3)
177. Re-reading entrepreneurship in the hidden economy: commercial or social entrepreneurs?
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2011, 14, (4), 441-455 View citations (1)
178. Tackling barriers to entrepreneurship in a deprived urban neighbourhood
     Local Economy, 2011, 26, (1), 30-42 View citations (12)
179. Theorising the hidden enterprise culture: the nature of entrepreneurship in the shadow economy
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2011, 14, (3), 334-348 View citations (6)
180. Undeclared work in the European construction industry: evidence from a 2007 Eurobarometer survey
     Construction Management and Economics, 2011, 29, (8), 853-867 View citations (2)

2010

181. Beyond the market/non‐market divide: a total social organisation of labour perspective
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2010, 37, (6), 402-414 View citations (6)
182. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: AN OVERVIEW
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2010, 15, (04), 361-378 View citations (49)
183. Explaining the off-the-books enterprise culture of Ukraine: reluctant or willing entrepreneurship?
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2010, 10, (2), 165-180 View citations (5)
184. Re-thinking Monetary Exchange: Some Lessons from England
     Review of Social Economy, 2010, 68, (3), 317-338 View citations (6)
185. Spatial variations in the character of off-the-books entrepreneurship: lessons from a study of contrasting districts in Moscow
     International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2010, 10, (2), 287-301 View citations (4)
186. THE COMMONALITY AND CHARACTER OF OFF-THE-BOOKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A COMPARISON OF DEPRIVED AND AFFLUENT URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2010, 15, (03), 345-358 View citations (4)
187. The Shallow and Uneven Diffusion of Capitalism into Everyday Life in Post-Soviet Moscow
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2010, 18, (1), 53-69

2009

188. EVALUATING THE MOTIVES OF INFORMAL ENTREPRENEURS: SOME LESSONS FROM UKRAINE
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2009, 14, (01), 59-71 View citations (20)
189. Entrepreneurship and the off-the-books economy: some lessons from England
     International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2009, 7, (4), 429-444
190. Evaluating the Extent and Nature of ‘Envelope Wages’ in the European Union: A Geographical Analysis
     European Spatial Research and Policy, 2009, 16, (1), 115-129 View citations (10)
191. Illegitimate Wage Practices in Central and Eastern Europe: A Study of the Prevalence and Impacts of “Envelope Wages”
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2009, 17, (1), 65-83 View citations (2)
192. Rationales for outsourcing domestic services to off‐the‐books workers
     Journal of Economic Studies, 2009, 36, (4), 343-354 View citations (1)
193. Spatial variations in the hidden enterprise culture: Some lessons from England
     Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2009, 22, (5), 403-423 View citations (2)
194. Tackling undeclared work in Europe: lessons from a 27-nation survey
     Policy Studies, 2009, 30, (2), 143-162
195. The Commonality of Envelope Wages in Eastern European Economies
     Eastern European Economics, 2009, 47, (2), 37-52 View citations (8)

2008

196. A Critical Evaluation of Romantic Depictions of the Informal Economy
     Review of Social Economy, 2008, 66, (3), 297-323 View citations (5)
197. Corruption in the post-Soviet workplace: the experiences of recent graduates in contemporary Ukraine
     Work, Employment & Society, 2008, 22, (1), 149-166 View citations (38)
198. Does the informal economy link to organised crime?
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2008, 35, (9), 644-650 View citations (2)
199. Envelope wages in Central and Eastern Europe and the EU
     Post-Communist Economies, 2008, 20, (3), 363-376 View citations (12)
200. Evaluating the Penetration of Capitalism in Postsocialist Moscow
     American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2008, 67, (2), 359-379
201. Gender Variations in the Nature of Undeclared Work: Evidence from Ukraine
     Sociological Research Online, 2008, 13, (4), 1-16 View citations (3)
202. Illegitimate wage practices in Eastern Europe: - The case of 'envelope wages'
     Journal of East European Management Studies, 2008, 13, (3), 253 - 270 View citations (4)
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203. THE HIDDEN ENTERPRISE CULTURE OF MOSCOW: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND OFF-THE-BOOKS WORKING PRACTICES
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2008, 13, (04), 445-462 View citations (5)
204. The Illusion of Capitalism in Post-Soviet Ukraine
     Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2008, 16, (3), 331-345 View citations (1)
205. Workplace crime and the informal economy in Ukraine
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2008, 35, (9), 666-678 View citations (4)

2007

206. Beyond Negative Depictions of Informal Employment: Some Lessons from Moscow
     Urban Studies, 2007, 44, (12), 2321-2338 View citations (17)
207. Beyond ideal-type depictions of entrepreneurship: some lessons from the service sector in England
     The Service Industries Journal, 2007, 28, (7), 1041-1053
208. Beyond the formal/informal economy binary hierarchy
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2007, 34, (6), 402-414 View citations (8)
209. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY: A STUDY OF UKRAINE'S HIDDEN ENTERPRISE CULTURE
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2007, 12, (01), 119-136 View citations (11)
210. Evaluating the penetration of capitalism in post‐socialist Ukraine
     Journal of Economic Studies, 2007, 34, (5), 415-429
211. Re‐thinking the Nature of the Informal Economy: Some Lessons from Ukraine
     International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2007, 31, (2), 425-441 View citations (9)
212. Socio‐spatial variations in the nature of entrepreneurship
     Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 2007, 1, (1), 27-37 View citations (3)
213. THE NATURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR: EVIDENCE FROM ENGLAND
     Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2007, 12, (02), 239-254 View citations (10)

2006

214. Beyond Market‐Oriented Readings of Paid Informal Work
     American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2006, 65, (2), 383-406
215. Beyond the market: representing work in advanced economies
     International Journal of Social Economics, 2006, 33, (4), 284-297
216. Evaluating the magnitude of the shadow economy: a direct survey approach
     Journal of Economic Studies, 2006, 33, (5), 369-385 View citations (3)
217. Harnessing the Hidden Enterprise Culture: the Street UK Community Development Finance Initiative
     Local Economy, 2006, 21, (1), 13-24 View citations (1)
218. Harnessing the hidden enterprise culture of advanced economies
     International Journal of Manpower, 2006, 27, (6), 535-551
219. How much for cash? Tackling the cash-in-hand ethos in the household services sector
     The Service Industries Journal, 2006, 26, (5), 479-492 View citations (5)

2005

220. Eliminating undeclared work: beyond a deterrence approach
     Journal of Economic Studies, 2005, 32, (5), 435-449
221. Fostering community engagement and tackling undeclared work: The case for an evidence-based 'joined-up' public policy approach
     Regional Studies, 2005, 39, (8), 1145-1155 View citations (2)
222. Unraveling the Meanings of Underground Work
     Review of Social Economy, 2005, 63, (1), 1-18 View citations (2)

2004

223. Community Capacity Building: A Critical Evaluation of the Third Sector Approach
     Review of Policy Research, 2004, 21, (5), 729-739 View citations (1)
224. Informal volunteering: Some lessons from the United Kingdom
     Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004, 23, (3), 613-616 View citations (3)
225. Rethinking the 'Economy' and Uneven Development: Spatial Disparities in Household Coping Capabilities in Contemporary England
     Regional Studies, 2004, 38, (5), 505-516
226. Tackling undeclared work in advanced economies
     Policy Studies, 2004, 25, (4), 243-258
227. ‘Cash-In-Hand Work: Unravelling Informal Employment from the Moral Economy of Favours’
     Sociological Research Online, 2004, 9, (1), 34-45

2003

228. Developing Community Involvement: Contrasting Local and Regional Participatory Cultures in Britain and their Implications for Policy
     Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (5), 531-541 View citations (7)
229. The slow advance and uneven penetration of commodification
     International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2003, 27, (2), 250-264 View citations (6)

2002

230. Beyond the Retail Store: An Evaluation of Goods Acquisition Practices in British Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods
     The Service Industries Journal, 2002, 22, (3), 37-51
231. Harnessing Community Self-Help: Some Lessons from Rural England
     Local Economy, 2002, 17, (2), 136-146 View citations (2)
232. Harnessing Voluntary Work: A Fourth Sector Approach
     Policy Studies, 2002, 23, (3), 247-260 View citations (1)
233. The Uneven Geographies of Informal Economic Activities: a Case Study of Two British Cities
     Work, Employment & Society, 2002, 16, (2), 231-250 View citations (6)
234. Why Do People Use Alternative Retail Channels? Some Case-study Evidence from Two English Cities
     Urban Studies, 2002, 39, (10), 1897-1910 View citations (3)

2001

235. Bridges into Work? An Evaluation of Local Exchange and Trading Schemes (LETS)
     Policy Studies, 2001, 22, (2), 119-132 View citations (2)
236. Note: Paid Informal Work in Deprived Urban Neighborhoods: Exploitative Employment or Cooperative Self‐Help?
     Growth and Change, 2001, 32, (4), 548-557 View citations (1)
237. Paid informal work: a barrier to social inclusion?
     Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2001, 7, (1), 025-040
238. Recasting Work: The Example of Local Exchange Trading Schemes
     Work, Employment & Society, 2001, 15, (3), 565-579 View citations (7)
239. Reconceptualising Paid Informal Exchange: Some Lessons from English Cities
     Environment and Planning A, 2001, 33, (1), 121-140 View citations (20)
240. Tackling the Participation of the Unemployed in Paid Informal Work: A Critical Evaluation of the Deterrence Approach
     Environment and Planning C, 2001, 19, (5), 729-749 View citations (8)

2000

241. Beyond Employment: An Examination of Modes of Service Provision in a Deprived Neighbourhood
     The Service Industries Journal, 2000, 20, (4), 33-46
242. Self-help and Mutual Aid in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: Some Lessons from Southampton
     Urban Studies, 2000, 37, (1), 127-147 View citations (2)

1996

243. An appraisal of Local Exchange and Trading Systems in the United Kingdom
     Local Economy, 1996, 11, (3), 259-266
244. Local Exchange and Trading Systems: A New Source of Work and Credit for the Poor and Unemployed?
     Environment and Planning A, 1996, 28, (8), 1395-1415 View citations (19)
245. The New Barter Economy: An Appraisal of Local Exchange and Trading Systems (LETS)
     Journal of Public Policy, 1996, 16, (1), 85-101 View citations (21)
246. Understanding the Role of Consumer Services in Local Economic Development: Some Evidence from the Fens
     Environment and Planning A, 1996, 28, (3), 555-571 View citations (4)

1994

247. Rethinking the Role of the Service Sector in Local Economic Revitalisation
     Local Economy, 1994, 9, (1), 73-82 View citations (4)

Books

2023

1. A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing
2. Formalization of the Informal Economy
   SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer View citations (1)

2022

3. Unemployment and the Informal Economy
   SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer

2019

4. Dependent Self-Employment
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

2016

5. Measuring the Global Shadow Economy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (53)

2014

6. Confronting the Shadow Economy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (30)

2006

7. The Hidden Enterprise Culture
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (70)

Edited books

2016

1. Entrepreneurship and the Shadow Economy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (22)

2015

2. Developing Country Perspectives on Public Service Delivery
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (2)

Chapters

2023

1. Conclusions: A Future Roadmap for the Transition to Formality Using Digital Services
   Springer
2. E-government Tools to Formalise the Informal Economy
   Springer
3. Introduction to Formalising the Informal Economy Using an E-government Approach
   Springer
4. Theorising an E-government Approach Towards Formalising the Informal Economy
   Springer

2022

5. Conclusions and Recommendations
   Springer
6. Introduction
   Springer View citations (8)
7. Relationship Between Unemployment and the Informal Economy in Lithuania
   Springer
8. Theorizing the Informal Economy
   Springer

2020

9. The persistence of informal and unpaid labour: evidence from UK households
   Chapter 14 in The Handbook of Diverse Economies, 2020, pp 137-145

2019

10. Entrepreneurial Practices in an Age of Super-Diversity: A Study of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs in the UK
    Springer

2017

11. Entrepreneurship and deprived urban areas: understanding activity and the hidden enterprise culture
    Chapter 2 in Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods, 2017, pp 21-40

2011

12. Regional Variations in the Nature of the Shadow Economy: Evidence from a Survey of 27 European Union Member States
    Chapter 5 in Handbook on the Shadow Economy, 2011