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After Bulgaria joins the EU in 2007 the country will receive access to the Structural Funds (SF) and the Cohesion Fund of the European Union (EU), which are the main instruments for reducing the economic and social disparities within the Union. The effective management of these proceeds entails good knowledge of the EU Funds’ requirements and thorough preparation at national, regional and local levels both by the public and private sectors, including the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
In the period November 18-29, 2004, Vitosha Research conducted a national representative survey of the "hidden economy" in the country, covering 959 respondents aged 18 and over. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.
In the period March 30 - April 20, 2004, Vitosha Research conducted a survey of the "hidden economy" in the business sector, covering 478 companies from accross the country. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.
In the period March 1 - 16, 2004, Vitosha Research conducted a national representative survey of the "hidden economy" in the country, covering 1080 respondents aged 18 and over. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.
In the period October 13 and November 4, 2003, Vitosha Research conducted a survey of the "hidden economy" in the business sector, covering 421 companies from accross the country. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.
The March survey of the "hidden economy" in the business sector covered 537 companies accross the country. It involved an expanded sample comprising another joint-stock companies. To ensure proper comparative analysis, the main conclusions in the present paper are based on data excluding the added joint-stock companies, i.e. covering 437 companies.
Fieldwork took place in the period february 28 - March 24, 2003. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.
In the period January 23 - February 02, 2003, Vitosha Research conducted a national representative survey of the "hidden economy" in the country, covering 1107 respondents aged 18 and over. The survey employed the method of the face-to-face interview.
The main goal of the research project outlined in the present paper is to initiate systematic monitoring of the size and dynamics of the hidden economy in Bulgaria (HEM).
The project envisions conducting a series of representative surveys of the country's adult population and of the business sector at three-month intervals. This will make it possible not only to examine the dynamics of the problem, but also to collect reliable information about the differences in the attitudes of the general population and the business community to the manifestations and reasons for the development of the hidden economy in this country.
Vitosha Research conducted a research of the "hidden" economy among the business sector which encompasses 530 companies throughout the country. The fieldwork was carried out during the period November 25 - December 02, 2002. The survey method is personal standard interview.
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