Методология и концепция за състава и изчисляването на Индекс на толерантността на населението към „икономиката в сянка“ (Shadow Economy Tolerance Index – SETI)

• Published in: Filosofski alternativi Vol. XXX; no. 6; pp. 143 - 175
• Main Authors: Chengelova, Emilia, Nakova-Manolova, Albena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Bulgarian
• Published: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at BAS 2021; Институт по философия и социология при БАН
• Subjects: Applied Sociology; Economic development; Social Sciences; Sociology; Tolerance Index; shadow economy; tolerance
• ISSN: 0861-7899

The article proposes an innovative methodology and concept for the design and calculation of the Shadow Economy Tolerance Index (SETI), which is without analogue in European or Bulgarian research practice. The need for its construction is related to the fact, established in previous studies on the shadow economy, that there is a tendency among the Bulgarian population to view deviant economic behavior as acceptable, as the “new normal”, and that nearly two thirds of Bulgarians apply various models of deviant (shadow) economic behavior. In structural terms, the SETI Index is to comprise three components, each of which includes 10 indicators: Component 1. Basic notions and attitudes towards the shadow economy; Component 2. Psychological readiness to take part in shady practices; Component 3. Level of real involvement in shady practices. Each of the three components has a different relative weight, namely: 50:35:15. The first calculation of the SETI Index will be made in early 2022 on the basis of empirical data collected in a national representative survey of the population in Bulgaria and will subsequently be repeated every two years. The necessary information will be collected through a specially designed online questionnaire. The questionnaire will be filled in by the same panel of respondents in order to ensure the representative quality of the information.