TRENDS OF FUNCTIONING OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR OF THE UKRAINE ECONOMY

Abstract. Defined the tendencies of functioning of the informal economy on the basis of the proposed methodological approach by combining the method of informal employment (according to the materials of the State statistics service of Ukraine) and the method of income earned in the informal sector (own calculations with the use of expert evaluation). Analyzed the dynamics of the informal economy by signs of place of residence, age characteristics and education level of the population. Investigated the quantitative and qualitative aspects of employment in the informal sector of the economy, and grounded the necessity of creating preconditions for the prevention of processes of growth of the informal sector of the economy.