regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labor market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …

regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labor market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …

regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labor market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …

simulations to understand how trade affects economic outcomes in the presence of informality. We show that: (1) Trade openness … unambiguously decreases informality in the tradable sector, but has ambiguous effects on aggregate informality. (2) The productivity … when informality is repressed. (4) Repressing informality increases productivity, but at the expense of employment and …

simulations to understand how trade affects economic outcomes in the presence of informality. We show the following: 1) Trade … openness unambiguously decreases informality in the tradable sector but has ambiguous effects on aggregate informality. 2) The … even when informality is repressed. 4) Repressing informality increases productivity but at the expense of employment and …

regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labo market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …

simulations to understand how trade affects economic outcomes in the presence of informality. We show that: (1) Trade openness … unambiguously decreases informality in the tradable sector, but has ambiguous effects on aggregate informality. (2) The productivity … when informality is repressed. (4) Repressing informality increases productivity, but at the expense of employment and …

simulations to understand how trade affects economic outcomes in the presence of informality. We show the following: 1) Trade … openness unambiguously decreases informality in the tradable sector but has ambiguous effects on aggregate informality. 2) The … even when informality is repressed. 4) Repressing informality increases productivity but at the expense of employment and …

informality, a prevalent phenomenon in developing countries. In our quantitative model, the informal sector arises from burdensome …