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References for Minimum wage policy and undeclared wages in transition economies
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Further reading
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Key references
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Cichocki, S., and J. Franic. "Informality on the rise: Dissecting quasi-formal employment in the EU." Economic and Labour Relations Review 33:3 (2022): 463–483. Key reference: [1]
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Ianole-Călin, R., Horodnic, I.A., and C. C. Williams. "Explaining and tackling the different components of under-declared waged employment in Europe." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (2025). Key reference: [2]
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Franic, J., Horodnic, A. and C. Williams. Extent of Undeclared work in the European Union: February 2023. European Labour Authority, 2023. Key reference: [3]
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Søndergaard, J. "Undeclared Danish Labor: Using the labor input method with linked individual-level tax data to estimate undeclared work in Denmark." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 214 (2023): 708-730. Key reference: [4]
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Putniņš, T. J., and A. Sauka. "Measuring the shadow economy using company managers." Journal of Comparative Economics 43:2 (2015): 471-490. Key reference: [5]
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Tonin, M. "Minimum wage and tax evasion: Theory and evidence." Journal of Public Economics 95:11-12 (2011): 1635-1651. Key reference: [6]
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Tonin, M. "Underreporting of earnings and the minimum wage spike." IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013): article 2. Key reference: [7]
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Gavoille, N., and A. Zasova. "Minimum wage spike and income underreporting: A back-of-the-envelope-wage analysis." Journal of Comparative Economics 51:1 (2023): 372-402 Key reference: [8]
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Bíró, A., Prinz, D., and L. Sándor. " The minimum wage, informal pay, and tax enforcement." Journal of Public Economics 215 (2022): 104728. Key reference: [9]
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Bíró, A., Elek, P., Prinz, D., and L. Sándor. Tax Evasion and the Contribution-Benefit Link: The Case of Maternity Benefits. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 11003, 2024. Key reference: [10]
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Braguinsky, S., and S. Mityakov. "Foreign corporations and the culture of transparency: Evidence from Russian administrative data." Journal of Financial Economics 117:1 (2015): 139-164. Key reference: [11]
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Gavoille, N., and A. Zasova. "Foreign ownership and labor tax evasion: Evidence from Latvia." Economics Letters 207 (2021):110030. Key reference: [12]
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Beņkovskis, K., and L. Fadejeva. "Chasing the shadow: unreported wage payments and income inequality." Journal of Economic Inequality (2025). Key reference: [13]
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Garcia-Louzao, J., and L. Tarasonis. "Wage and Employment Impact of Minimum Wage: Evidence from Lithuania." Journal of Comparative Economics 51:2 (2023): 592-609. Key reference: [14]
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Gavoille, N., and A. Zasova. "What we pay in the shadows: Labor tax evasion, minimum wage hike and employment." Journal of Public Economics 228 (2023): 105027. Key reference: [15]
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Beņkovskis, K., Fadejeva, L., Pļuta, A., and A. Zasova. "The effects of minimum wage increases on the macro economy, income distribution, and informal wages." Baltic Journal of Economics 25:1 (2025): 112-130. Key reference: [16]
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Cichocki, S., and J. Franic. "Informality on the rise: Dissecting quasi-formal employment in the EU." Economic and Labour Relations Review 33:3 (2022): 463–483.
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Additional References
- Kukk, M., Paulus, A., and K. Staehr. "Cheating in Europe: underreporting of self-employment income in comparative perspective" International Tax and Public Finance 27:2 (2020): 363-390.
- Kumler, T., Verhoogen, E., and J. Frías. "Enlisting Employees in Improving Payroll Tax Compliance: Evidence from Mexico." Review of Economics and Statistics 102:5: (2020) 881-896.
- Paulus, A. (2015). Tax evasion and measurement error: An econometric analysis of survey data linked with tax records. ISER Working Paper No. 2015-10, 2015.
- Pissarides, C. A., and G. Weber. "An expenditure-based estimate of Britain's black economy." Journal of Public Economics 39:1 (1989): 17-32.