Social aspects of the informal economy: evidence from EU countries

Sorina Emanuela Ștefoni, Iulian Viorel Brașoveanu and Ionela Butu
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Sorina Emanuela Ștefoni: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Iulian Viorel Brașoveanu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Ionela Butu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2024, vol. XXXI, issue 3(640), Autumn, 197-210

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2024
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