Justification of the relationship between the digital shadow economy and economic security of Russia using the index method

Abstract

Importance: the relationship between the indicators of the shadow economy level, individual indicators of economic security, the digital economy sub-index with the transition to digital transformation. Purpose: to analyze statistical data and identify the dependencies of the shadow economy level, the digital economy sub-index and individual indices of economic security of the Russian Federation, as well as to propose a number of activities aimed at solving the problems. Research design: the author proposes to reveal, analyze the digital economy, the shadow economy and economic security and establish a connection between them. In the process of achieving this goal, the methods of analysis and logical thinking and building a structure, statistical, graphical methods and the correlation method were used. Results: based on statistical data, the indicators of the shadow economy, the digital economy sub-index (the impact of ICT on the economy) and individual indices of economic security of the state were identified and compared, and the relationship between them was revealed. Using the indicative approach, a close relationship was established between the level of the shadow economy, the digital shadow economy and economic security indicators. An assessment of the correlation analysis of indicators of economic security, the digital economy and the level of the shadow economy was also carried out, as a result of this analysis a close connection between them was revealed.