SHADOW ECONOMY AND INFLATION IN UZBEKISTAN: ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF MACROECONOMIC TRENDS

Authors

  • Scientific Research Center "Scientific Foundations and Problems of the Development of the Economy of Uzbekistan" under Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent Branch of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
  • Scientific Research Center "Scientific Foundations and Problems of the Development of the Economy of Uzbekistan" under Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent State University of Economics

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https://doi.org/10.60078/2992-877X-2025-vol3-iss9-pp431-445

Abstract

Research shows that the shadow economy is a collection of unrecorded income, informal employment, and unregulated transactions and it undermines the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies and distorts macroeconomic indicators. The purpose of this article is to analyze the dynamics of key macroeconomic indicators reflecting inflation and the state of the shadow economy in Uzbekistan, and to identify possible relationships between them.

Keywords:

inflation shadow economy informal economy

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Usmanov , A., & Abdulazizova , U. (2025). SHADOW ECONOMY AND INFLATION IN UZBEKISTAN: ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF MACROECONOMIC TRENDS . Economic Development and Analysis, 3(9), 431-445. https://doi.org/10.60078/2992-877X-2025-vol3-iss9-pp431-445