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Informal economy and welfare state programs in Kosovo
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The purpose of our study is to explore an assumed negative relationship between
economic informality and welfare state expenditure in the case of Kosovo. We do that
by comparing Kosovo‟s indicators of informal economy and welfare state policies with
those of 28 other European countries. We then zoom in on Kosovo‟s case by using
relevant studies, reports and material gathered in eight semi-structured interviews with
representative of institutions whose work is related to the subjects of study.
We discuss informal economy in relation with welfare state policies, institutional
asymmetry and social capital in post-socialist societies. We provide statistical evidence
that countries with larger informal economy are more likely to have poorer welfare state
programs, lower social capital and higher institutional asymmetry. Results show that
Kosovo fits the theoretical model.
Nevertheless, although data do suggest that such a relationship exists, we could not
provide evidence disentangling causal directions or their relative intensities.
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Informal Economy Welfare Programs Social Capital Institutional Asymmetry Post-socialist societies Kosovo Economia informal Políticas Sociais Capital Social Assimetria Institucional Sociedades Pós-socialistas