COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING SHADOW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: LIMITATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR OVERCOMING THEM

Abstract

Currently, there is no unified definition of shadow economy, which hinders the development of methodology for its quantitative assessment. Purpose of article is to conduct a comparative analysis of methods for evaluating informal activities for various fields of economic research and to search for alternative models that should take into account the relevance of specific goals and objectives of studying the manifestations of shadow economic activity. Results of study showed that it is necessary to abandon the unified concept of shadow economy and instead identify its individual components, each of which is relevant to a specific economic problem. In this case, their boundaries will be determined by the goals and prospects of subject areas of research.