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This paper provides a preliminary analysis of the potential impacts from a formalization policy introduced in Brazil targeted at micro entrepreneurs with at most one employee. Our goal is to provide evidence to shed light on the following points: i) Did the program fostered micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372256
In this paper we discuss the evolution of labor productivity in the formal, informal and other households units sectors disaggregated by economic activity. Based on a modified shift-share that deals with the loss of additivity problem, we found that aggregate productivity grew 7% between 2001...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372290
This paper develops a framework for performing ex ante evaluations of the micro (at the firm level) and macro impacts of formalization policies. I estimate the model and use it analyze the two main policy approaches towards informality: increasing the costs of informality (the stick), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330881
This paper aims at discussing the implications of informality in Brazil by presenting new evidence on value added, occupations, and in labor productivity in the formal and informal sectors, disaggregated by economic activity. Moreover, we developed counterfactual exercises for these variables in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516702
In this paper we discuss the evolution of labor productivity in the formal, informal and other households units sectors disaggregated by economic activity. Based on a modified shift-share that deals with the loss of additivity problem, we found that aggregate productivity grew 7% between 2001...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513449
This paper develops a framework for performing ex ante evaluations of the micro (at the firm level) and macro impacts of formalization policies. I estimate the model and use it analyze the two main policy approaches towards informality: increasing the costs of informality (the stick), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231061
This paper aims at discussing the implications of informality in Brazil by presenting new evidence on value added, occupations, and in labor productivity in the formal and informal sectors, disaggregated by economic activity. Moreover, we developed counterfactual exercises for these variables in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011483719
This paper provides a preliminary analysis of the potential impacts from a formalization policy introduced in Brazil targeted at micro entrepreneurs with at most one employee. Our goal is to provide evidence to shed light on the following points: i) Did the program fostered micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010405062
Portuguese Abstract: A agricultura necessita de uma estrutura empresarial que seja capaz de otimizar recursos com sustentabilidade. É também meio de vida para milhões de pessoas, que buscam, na agricultura, objetivos complementares: geração de renda e relação com a natureza. O estudo da...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014119732
This paper aims to analyze the effects of payroll taxes on the determination of the degree of informality and the main indicators of the Brazilian labor market, considering both aggregate and disaggregate indicators by qualification level. For that purpose, a two- sector model is developed,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001549