This paper studies the impact of product and labor market regulations on informality and unemployment in a general … regulations lead to a simultaneous reduction in informality and unemployment. The difference between these two policy options lies …

This paper studies the effects of the introduction of unemployment compensation (UC) in countries characterized by … supplementary instrument to curb informality. -- informality ; labor market imperfections ; unemployment compensation …

the fragility of low-seniority jobs implies that layoff costs reduce the average job duration and increase unemployment …