Current Research

BEHAZARD – Behavioral Interventions to Reduce the Use of Illegal Online Gambling Platforms

About the Project:

The project focuses on the issue of illegal online gambling in Slovakia. Its goal is to obtain a more accurate estimate of the extent of use of legal and illegal online gambling platforms through a list experiment and to identify effective behavioral interventions that encourage players to choose the legal and regulated market. The project addresses the lack of research focused on illegal online gambling and will contribute to a better understanding of its economic and fiscal implications. The findings will be useful for public policy-making, player protection, and improving the effectiveness of gambling regulation. The project is a collaboration between the Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Financial Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, the Institute of Public Policy at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, and the Gambling Regulation Authority.

Project Funding: NBS Foundation

Project Duration: October 1, 2026 – December 31, 2028

Principal Investigators on behalf of the Institute of Public Policy: Matúš Sloboda

Workers’ Un(der)declared Employment in Europe: Research and Policy Co-creation for Inclusive Labour Markets

Acronym: WUNDERWORK 
Programme: Horizone Europe - HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-05: Improving fairness in the economy through a better understanding of undeclared and underdeclared work
Project number/n. of grant agreement: 101287327
Project coordinator (organization): Utrecht University 
Project partners: Comenius University (SK), University of Porto (PT), University of Economics in Bucharest (RO), University of Tartu (EE), University of Helsinki (Fl), University of Valencia (ES), Central European Labour Studies Institute (SK), Wagelndicator Foundation (NL) 
FSES UK Institute implementing the project: Institute of Public Policy 
Principal Investigator from FSES UK: Mgr. Matúš Sloboda, PhD. 
Other investigators from FSES UK: prof. doc. PhDr. Andrej Findor, PhD., prof. Ing. Emília Sičáková-Beblavá PhD., Ing. Marta Kahancová, PhD.
Implementation period (from- until, day, month, year): 1/9/2026 – 31/8/2030 
Funding for FSES UK: 244 537.50 eur  

Abstract: 

WUNDERWORK’s overarching objective is to advance knowledge on effective policies and workplace interventions that reduce undeclared and underdeclared work in ways that are both effective and inclusive, promoting workers’ wellbeing and ensuring a level playing field for European firms. After identifying which legal conditions enable which forms of un(der)declared work, the actual incidence of un(der)declared work, and the attitudes (norms) and motivations (causal mechanisms in behavior) of employees' and self-employed workers, FSES CU team aim at understanding mechanisms for behavioral change in motivation and engaging in un(der)declared work activities by individuals. The work package “Mechanisms for behavior change in motivation and engaging in un(der)declared work activities by individuals” will contribute to the identification of potential causal mechanisms in possible policy interventions to change behavior, and it will provide valuable insights into co-creation of realistic interventions and its experimental testing.