assesses these approaches along with the factors related to informality-formality trade-off and the issue of formalisation as a … solution for firms' growth. By focussing on the problems faced by informal enterprises and the literature which addresses the …

parameter values, suggesting a potential dynamic case for government support of informal firms. Informality may alternatively …We analyse potential dynamic benefits for a firm from having the option of adopting informal status. Informality may be … profitability is disappointing, it can switch to informality. However, this result obtains for a range of parameter values so narrow …

developing countries advance their development objectives, even where enforcement capacity is weak and informality is pervasive. …

by trade opening) on informality, while relevant empirical literature has been not well developed. The paper aims to fill … this knowledge gap by shedding further light on the linkages running from globalisation to informality in developing … of indicators most likely to influence the size of informality. Our finding reveals that the indicators with consistently …

paper aims at establishing a link between the theories on informality and marginalization which is another important issue … for every actor to participate either in the formal, the informal or in both economies. Informality has multiple sources …, the connection between informality and involuntary exclusion shall be examined in a retrospective of economic thought …

potentially more attractive) and alternatively raising tax rates (potentially slowing down the formalization of the economy if … different sectors and the impact of tax changes on the extent of informality in developing countries is, however, very limited …

sector therefore acts as an additional tax for the formal private firms. Using data on workers' flows from Egypt, we show …