1. Introduction to formalizing the informal economy using an e-government approach -- 2. Theorizing an e-government approach towards formalizing the informal economy -- 3. E-government tools to formalize the informal economy -- 4. Conclusions: a future roadmap for the transition to formality...

This paper studies the prevalence and consequences of size-dependent tax enforcement and compliance. The identification strategy uses the ranking of industries' average firm size in the United States as an instrument for the size ranking of the same industries in developing countries. Data on...