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Results

Summary of the results (text): [English: Download] [Romanian: Download] 
Scientific Reports: [Scientific Report I (2020): Download] [Scientific Report II (2021): Download] [Scientific Report I (2022): Download]

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  • Horodnic IA, Williams CC, Windebank J, ZaiÈ› A, Ciobanu CI. (2021). Explaining consumer motives to purchase in the informal economy. PLoS ONE, 16(10): e0258686. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258686 

  • Horodnic IA, Williams CC, Maxim A, Stoian IC, Èšugulea OC, Horodnic AV. (2021). Knowing and Unknowing Purchases of Undeclared Healthcare Goods and Services: The Role of Vertical and Horizontal Trust. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(21):11561. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111561

  • Horodnic IA, Ciobanu CI, ZaiÈ› A, Williams CC. (2022). Who Purchases From the Informal Economy and Why? Frontiers in Psychology, 13: 940076. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.940076 

  • Horodnic IA, Williams CC, Èšugulea O, Stoian Bobâlcă IC. (2022). Exploring the Demand-Side of the Informal Economy during the COVID-19 Restrictions: Lessons from IaÈ™i, Romania. Sustainability, 14(12): 7228. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127228

  • MaÈ›cu M, ZaiÈ› A, Ianole-Călin R, Horodnic IA. (2022, Early Access). Undeclared activities on digital labour platforms: an exploratory study. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Early Access. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-07-2022-0186

  • Horodnic IA, Williams CC, ChiÈ›ac I. (2022, accepted). Evaluating the relationship between sustainable development, localisation and the informal economy: evidence from Romania. Eastern Journal of European Studies.

  • Horodnic IA, Williams CC, Apetrei A, MaÈ›cu M, Horodnic AV (2022, under review). Services purchase from the informal economy using digital platforms. Service Industries Journal.

Policy Brief

  • Horodnic IA, ZaiÈ› A, Ciobanu CI, Maxim A, MaÈ›cu M. (2021). Cash-in-hand consumer culture: a demand side analysis of the informal economy (in Romanian). Policy Brief no. 1. | DOWNLOAD |

  • MaÈ›cu M., Horodnic IA (2022). Cash-in-hand consumer culture: a demand side analysis of the informal economy (in Romanian). Policy Brief no. 2. | DOWNLOAD |

Conferences / Seminars / Round Tables / Summer Schools

  • Hidden Economy in the Western Balkans: Challenges and Lessons for Economic Recovery and Convergence, Webinar, Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI), 20 November 2020 [participants: Claudia Ioana Ciobanu, Ioana Alexandra Horodnic, Adriana Zait; online]

  • Round Table - Training Session 6 - Northeast Region, FGS Familia, 25 November 2021 [Ioana Alexandra Horodnic - invited speaker] 

  • 11th ASECU Youth International Conference and Summer School,  3.09.2022 - 11.09.2022, Nitra, Slovacia [Mara MaÈ›cu - How to tackle informal economy mediated via digital labour platforms for a sustainable economic growth. A demand-side approach] 

  • XIX International Conference on Business, Economics, Law, Language & Psychology, 28 - 29 September 2022, Lisbon, Portugal [Mara MaÈ›cu - How to Tackle Informal Purchases Mediated through Digital Labour Platforms?]

Research Mobilities

  • Tugulea O – research visit, Universidad Catolica di Valencia, Valencia, Spain (8.06.2021-16.06.2021)

  • MaÈ›cu M – course/training “Erasmus Academic Writing and Presentation Skills week”, Atlantic Language Galway, Galway, Ireland (22.11.2021-26.11.2021)

  • MaÈ›cu M – Radboud Summer School (Social Research Methods: Social Science Measurement: Designs, Models and Strategies), Nijmegen, Netherlands (18.06.2022-26.06.2022)

  • Horodnic IA – research visit, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Martir Valencia, Valencia, Spain (19.08.2022 – 7.09.2022)

  • Horodnic IA – research visit, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Suceava, Romania (19.09.2022 – 26.09.2022)

  • MaÈ›cu M – research visit, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (6.10.2022-10.10.2022)

  • MaÈ›cu M – research visit, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania (13.10.2022-17.10.2022)

Worksops / Trainings organised for the research team

  • Workshop/Training Session 1: aimed at ensuring a full theoretical framework on informal economy (16 August 2021)

  • Workshop/Training Session 2: aimed at discussing preliminary results obtained after data collection (qualitative data) and to discuss the theoretical and policy implications (17 August 2021)

  • Workshop/Training Session 3: aimed at improving academic writing skills of the participants and setting a good strategy to publish in international academic journals (20 August 2021)

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