Services purchase from the informal economy using digital platforms

被引:3
作者
Horodnic, Ioana Alexandra [1 ,5 ]
Williams, Colin C. [2 ]
Apetrei, Andreea [3 ]
Matcu, Mara [1 ]
Horodnic, Adrian V. [4 ]
机构
[1] Alexandru Ioan Cuza Univ, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Iasi, Romania
[2] Univ Sheffield, Sheffield Univ Management Sch, Sheffield, England
[3] Catholic Univ Valencia, Econ Business & Mkt Dept, Valencia, Spain
[4] Grigore T Popa Univ Med & Pharm, Fac Med, Iasi, Romania
[5] Alexandru Ioan Cuza Univ, Fac Econom & Business Adm, Carol 1Blvd, 11, Iasi 700506, Romania
关键词
Purchases of undeclared services; informal economy; collaborative economy; digital platforms; TACKLING UNDECLARED WORK; SHARING ECONOMY; EXPLAINING PARTICIPATION; TAX COMPLIANCE; DEMAND-SIDE; POLICY; INDUSTRIES; RECIDIVISM; CHALLENGES; EVASION;
D O I
10.1080/02642069.2023.2189242
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
This paper evaluates the extent to which digital platforms are used to purchase services from the informal economy and how this can be tackled. Reporting data from a 2021 survey involving 1209 consumers in Romania, 33% had purchased services from the informal economy and 36% of these purchases had been bought via digital platforms. To explain and tackle this, a logistic regression analysis reveals that informal purchases decrease significantly when both the level of horizontal trust as well as the level of sanctions and risk of detection increase. These results support the use of the holistic approach for tackling informal economy, advocated by the European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work of the European Commission, to achieve progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 8.3.1 (Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex).
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页码:854 / 874
页数:21
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