. The industry equilibrium is compared to one in which informality is prohibited. With relatively high product demand, the … effect of entrepreneurs being free to choose informality is that consumer surplus and total employment are reduced, but … also show that informality may be a built-in stabilizer or destabilizer. …

and not to the traditional idea of informality constituting the inferior sector of a segmented market. That said, the … counter cyclical job finding in the formal sector combined with the acyclical job finding in informality does lead to the …

This paper employs regression discontinuity methods to identify the effect of formality on Brazilian micro … eliminate many of the endogeneity issues surrounding the impact of formality, measured across several dimensions, on firm …

This paper provides a detailed analysis of various dimensions of informality in the Mexican labor market. To understand … the nature of informality in terms of regulations and compliance, the legalistic view, and in terms of productivity view … informality. Questions related to these various concepts, social security and benefits coverage, contractual information, legal …

informal jobs in Argentina. A novel household data set on informality and self-employment and information on labor inspections …