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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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,...

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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...

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Wage Mobility in Israel : The Effect of Sectoral Concentration

Cardoso, Ana Rute - 2006

Using a unique eight-year data set, merging population census and national insurance data, the paper examines and compares patterns of wage mobility in Israel. First, the public and the private sectors are compared. Second, within each of these sectors, a distinction is made between sub-sector...

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The Wage Curve : An Entry Written for the New Palgrave, 2nd Edition

Blanchflower, David G. - 2006

This paper summarizes evidence for the existence of a wage curve - a downward-sloping relationship between the level of pay and the local unemployment rate - in modern micro data. At the time of writing, the curve has been found in 40 nations. Its elasticity is approximately -0.1

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Labour Markets in the Time of Coronavirus : Measuring Excess

Wadsworth, Jonathan - 2020

No matter the cause, recessions are usually accompanied by some combination of job loss, hiring freezes, wage cuts or hours reductions. In a rapidly evolving economic crisis there is a need for timely information to assess labour market performance and develop strategies to address the problems...

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Importing Inequality : Immigration and the Top 1 Percent

Advani, Arun - 2020

In this paper we study the contribution of migrants to the rise in UK top incomes. Using administrative data on the universe of UK taxpayers we show migrants are over-represented at the top of the income distribution, with migrants twice as prevalent in the top 0.1% as anywhere in the bottom...

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Policy Levers to Increase Jobs and Increase Income from Work after the Great Recession

Neumark, David - 2015

The depth of the Great Recession, the slow recovery of job creation, the downward trend in labor force participation, high long-term unemployment, stagnant or declining wages for low-to-medium skill jobs owing to adverse labor demand shifts, and a greater rebound in low-wage than mid- or...

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