Improving fairness in the economy through a better understanding of undeclared and underdeclared work
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Un(der)declared work, as well as the evasion of compulsory payments linked to workers’ remuneration (e.g. bogus self-employment to avoid payment to social security schemes) hinder fair social market economy and reduce the sustainability of social protection system.
The proliferation of disruptive technologies, the increased presence of third-country nationals in the Member States, as well as rapidly rising living costs are leading to higher volatility on the labour market, including an accelerated rate of change in the characteristics of labour demand and supply, and new forms of employment such as e.g. project work in the gig-economy.
These circumstances are conducive to growing inequality on the labour market and a spread of unfair practices, including un(der)declared work and the evasion of compulsory payments.
Detailed Call Description
The geographical focus of the research activities should comprise a group of economies with a heterogeneous prevalence of un(der)declared work. The proposals are encouraged to consider the impact of disruptive technologies (e. g. digital platforms, cloud computing, generative artificial intelligence) on the proliferation and/or changing features of un(der)declared work.
The proposal may:
- focus on methods seeking to address social desirability bias in public surveys
- focus on experiments and/or counterfactual analysis to advance the measurement of the impact of policy interventions
- focus on mechanisms of efficient cooperation among national authorities responsible for tackling un(der)declared work
- explore opportunities for the use of machine learning in tackling un(der)declared work
- explore un(der)declared work in the platform economy and/or in new professions created in response to rapid technological change
- focus on un(der)declared work among mobile workers
- insights from behavioural research into drivers behind un(der)declared work and/or the evasion of compulsory payments.
- explore the potential for social-demographic or other typologies of undeclared work
- aim at a establishing a more systematic link between un(der)declared work and taxation system or social security system.
- examine gender and social stratification variations in the nature of un(der)declared work (e.g., occupational segregation, motives, working time patterns).
Clustering and cooperation with other relevant projects are strongly encouraged.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €3.40 million.
Thematic Categories
- Culture
- Economy-Finances
- Employment
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Employees
- Employers
- Legal Entities
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Trade Unions
- Vulnerable Consumers
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Persons to Contact:
Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy