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Shadow Economy, Transparency, and Leadership in Business: Short-Run Dynamics and Long-Run Equilibrium

  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics
  • Sumy State University
  • The London Academy of Science and Business

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Abstract

One of the most influential inhibitors of business sustainability is the shadow economy. Economic entities direct their efforts to distort their financial, accounting, or tax reporting in the direction of reducing the declared amount of income, hiding the results of their activities. This leads to a decrease in the level of their financial and investment potential, the level of trust in the business environment, transparency, and openness of the business. The findings confirmed that scientists and practitioners have not developed effective tools to increase business transparency. This provokes a more detailed study of the factors of confidence building in business and the development of tools for their effective use. This study explores the short- and long-run relationship between transparency and leadership in business and the level of shadow economy through time series analysis. The information base of the study is the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund data for EU countries and Ukraine for 2003–2020. The results confirm the hypothesis of the negative impact of shadow economy on the dynamics of indicators of transparency and trust in business and prove their dependence in the long run.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLeadership, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Post COVID-19 - 2022 Prague Institute for Qualification Enhancement PRIZK International Leadership Conference
EditorsWadim Strielkowski
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages173-187
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783031281303
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event8th International Leadership Conference on Novel Insights in the Leadership in Business and Economics After the COVID-19 Pandemic, NILBEC 2022 - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 24 Jun 202225 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Business and Economics
ISSN (Print)2198-7246
ISSN (Electronic)2198-7254

Conference

Conference8th International Leadership Conference on Novel Insights in the Leadership in Business and Economics After the COVID-19 Pandemic, NILBEC 2022
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period24/06/2225/06/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  2. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

  • Illicit financial flows
  • Leadership
  • Shadow economy
  • Transparency
  • Trust

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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