What is it about?
Until now, the undeclared economy has been tackled in Balkan countries by increasing the penalties and risk of detection so as to deter participation. Recently however, calls have been made for a new more indirect approach that improves tax morale in order to foster a culture of commitment to compliance.The aim of this paper is to evaluate these contrasting policy approaches.
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Why is it important?
Reporting evidence from 1,018 face-to-face interviews conducted in Bulgaria during 2013, logistic regression analysis reveals no association between participation in undeclared work and the perceived level of penalties and risk of detection, but a strong association between participation in undeclared work and the level of tax morale.
Perspectives
This paper provides empirical evidence to support the adoption of a new policy approach for tackling undeclared work in Bulgaria.
Professor Colin C Williams
University of Sheffield
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This page is a summary of: Beyond a Deterrence Approach towards the Undeclared Economy: Some Lessons from Bulgaria, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, January 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2015.1094269.
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