Tackling the informal economy in Moldova: An assessment of the options

Martin Hutsebaut

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2021-2-243

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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 157–158 Editorial 157–158
- 159–166 Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on labour markets in the western Balkans Azemina Mashovic, Tatjana Dragičević Radičević Azemina Mashovic, Tatjana Dragičević Radičević 159–166
- 167–180 Covid-19: the most common occupational disease in 2020 in the Republic of Croatia Ivana Krišto, Cvetan Kovač, Ana Šijaković Ivana Krišto, Cvetan Kovač, Ana Šijaković 167–180
- 181–206 Public procurement and corruption during Covid-19: self-monitoring and whistleblowing incentives after Srebrena Malina Fabian Teichmann, Marie-Christin Falker Fabian Teichmann, Marie-Christin Falker 181–206
- 207–218 Facing democratic indeterminacy: the consequences of the Dayton Agreement Christophe Solioz Christophe Solioz 207–218
- 219–242 Domestic elite support for reforms in transition economies: the case of North Macedonia Viktorija Mano Viktorija Mano 219–242
- 243–264 Tackling the informal economy in Moldova: An assessment of the options Martin Hutsebaut Martin Hutsebaut 243–264
- 265–284 Hungary and its civil society organisations – a fateful example for south-east Europe? Melanie Hien Melanie Hien 265–284
- 285–286 About the Authors 285–286
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 243 - 264

Tackling the informal economy in Moldova: An assessment of the options

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Martin Hutsebaut

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2021-2-243
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

This article presents a structured compilation of the major findings of surveys, articles and reports into the realities of the informal economy in Moldova. Comparative lessons are drawn from actions taken to address aspects of the informal economy in other European countries, with particular attention paid to what has been done in the immediate region of south-east Europe. The author looks firstly at the comparative size of the informal economy in Moldova and its major sectoral and occupational characteristics before examining the major drivers of informality. After considering the implications of the informal economy for the state and for workers, the article turns to the measures which Moldova might take in response. These are varied and many incorporate a scale of investment which Moldova - typically a poor country beset by many problems - may find difficult to access, not least in the time of the pandemic. Others, however, are low-cost measures where the primary barrier is likely to be the existence of the political will to tackle the issues that arise, not least at government level.
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