Special Eurobarometer 402: Undeclared work in the European Union

Undeclared work, in the sense of paid activities which are legal but concealed from public authorities, is an important component of tax and social security fraud. There is a legitimate concern that today’s difficult labour market and social situation encourage undeclared work. However, this Special Eurobarometer, a re-edition of a similar survey conducted in 2007, not only shows little variation in the extent of the phenomenon since the crisis, but even a significant reduction in some countries, which may be associated in many cases with new, effective policies to combat it. Further analysis of the survey and the underlying policy scene is provided in the 2013 Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review.

The results by volumes are distributed as follows:

• Volume A: Countries
• Volume AA: Groups of countries
• Volume A' (AP): Trends
• Volume AA' (AAP): Trends of groups of countries
• Volume B: EU/socio-demographics
• Volume B' (BP) : Trends of EU/ socio-demographics
• Volume C: Country/socio-demographics

Researchers may also contact GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: https://www.gesis.org/eurobarometer