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Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Non-Complianceand Informality
Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Siddique, Zahra - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. Togauge the incidence of … informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extentof minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal … enforcement). We do so based on two objectivesderived from popular concerns associated with an unchecked expansion of informality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486985
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Contractual Dualism, Market Power and Informality
Basu, Arnab K. - 2011
Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122167
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Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Non-Compliance and Informality
Basu, Arnab K. - 2012
We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. To gauge the incidence of … informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extent of minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal … expansion of informality: tax revenue maximization, and poverty alleviation among workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113080
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Gross Worker Flows in the Presence of InformalLabor Markets: Evidence from Mexico, 1987-2002
Bosch, Mariano; Maloney, William - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper applies recent advances in the study of labor market dynamics to a representativedeveloping country with a large unregulated of “informal” sector. It confirms the relevance ofthe recent mainstream models and debates surrounding gross worker flows to the developingcountry context,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862702
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Earnings Mobility in Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela:Testing the Divergence of Earnings and theSymmetry of Mobility Hypotheses
Fields, Gary S.; Duval-Hernandez, Robert; Freije, Samuel; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper examines changes in individual earnings during positive and negative growthperiods in three Latin American economies: Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. We askwhether those individuals who start in the best economic position are those who experiencethe largest earnings gains or the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861360
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The Impact of Labor Market Entry Conditions on Initial Job Assignment, Human Capital Accumulation, and Wages
Brunner, Beatrice - 2010
We estimate the effects of labor market entry conditions on wages for male individuals first entering the Austrian labor market between 1978 and 2000. We find a large negative effect of unfavorable entry conditions on starting wages as well as a sizeable negative long-run effect. Specifically,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135184
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The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage : Evidence from the Great Recession
Cawley, John - 2012
This paper investigates the impact of the macroeconomy on the health insurance coverage of Americans using panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for 2004-2010, a period that includes the Great Recession of 2007-09. We find that a one percentage point increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113445
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Sizing it Up : Labor Migration Lessons of the EU Enlargement to 27
Constant, Amelie F. - 2011
While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old Europe" of EU15. The major point of apprehension was related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118036
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The Recent Evolution of the Natural Rate of Unemployment
Daly, Mary C. - 2011
The U.S. economy is recovering from the financial crisis and ensuing deep recession, but the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high. Some have argued that the persistent elevation of unemployment relative to historical norms reflects the fact that the shocks that hit the economy were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122681
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To Shape the Future : How Labor Market Entry Conditions Affect Individuals' Long-Run Wage Profiles
Brunner, Beatrice - 2009
We study the long-run effects of initial labor market conditions on wages for a large sample of male individuals entering the Austrian labor market between 1978 and 2000. We find a robust negative effect of unfavorable entry conditions on starting wages. This initial effect turns out to be quite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153307