Influence of electronic payments on the size of shadow economy

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyze the influence of the chosen determinants on the size of the shadow economy in EU countries, particularly investigating the determinant of non-cash payments. According to cross-sectional data 6 econometric models were determined but because of quality requirements it was brought down to 3 econometric models. The determinants used in these models are: non-cash payments, tax and social burden, unemployment rate, and Index of Economic Freedom with its components. The results of these econometric models lead us to discovering that Index of Economic Freedom mainly its component of property rights has a significantly negative impact on the size of gray economy, there is also a negative impact of tax and social burden despite the previous assumption. The impact of non-cash payments is inconsistent