Cash wage payments in transition economies: Consequences of envelope wages

Artikel

In transition economies, a significant number of companies reduce their tax and social contributions by paying their staff an official salary, described in a registered formal employment agreement, and an extra, undeclared “envelope wage,” via a verbal unwritten agreement. The consequences include a loss of government income and a lack of fair play for lawful companies. For employees, accepting under-reported wages reduces their access to credit and their social protections. Addressing this issue will help increase the quality of working conditions, strengthen trade unions, and reduce unfair competition.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2016 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Informal Labor Markets ; Particular Labor Markets: Public Policy ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Informal Economy; Underground Economy
• Thema: envelope wages ; informal employment ; undeclared economy ; tax evasion

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Horodnic, Ioana Alexandra
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.280
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/148505
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ