DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE AND THE SIZE OF THE SHADOW ECONOMY IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Paulina Pukin ()
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Paulina Pukin: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

OLSZTYN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 2020, vol. 15, issue 2, 165-173

Abstract: This article discusses connections between dimensions of culture and the size of the shadow economy in the European Union member states. A critical perusal of the literature led to the development of the theoretical groundwork, while statistical analysis revealed connections between the shadow economy and the dimensions of culture. The research findings suggest a strong stochastic relation of the culture in a given country and the size of its shadow economy. Countries with a high level of complacency, distrust of the authorities, collectivism and aversion to uncertainty are characterized by shadow economies of a substantial size.

Keywords: culture; shadow economy; the European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O17 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.31648/oej.5839

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