participation, and a decline in the informality rate. The latter is unprecedented since informality used to cushion the decline in … sector are essential to account for the employment and output loss and for the decline in the informality rate. …

poverty and informality in the country, taking into account the simultaneous two-way relationship between these two phenomena …

Evasion of labor market regulations in middle income countries is systemic. This is generally known as informality. In … social security contributions. In this study we analyze the role of enforcement in curbing informality in large formal firms … in Peru, where informality levels are around 70%. Through the Peruvian National Labor Control Superintendence (SUNAFIL …

This study explores the relationship between household poverty and depth of informality by proposing a new measure of … informality at the household level. It is defined as the share of activities (hours worked or income earned) without social …, showing that a household head informality dummy obscures a non-linear relationship between the depth of household informality …

This paper explores informality in a high income country among women who, at least legally, can take on formal jobs … informality. Using rich administrative data, we identify and characterize domestic workers and their labor market histories and … estimate the prevalence and degree of informality. We complement this analysis with a qualitative analysis of interviews with …