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Globalisation versus informality : evidence from developing countries
Pham, Thi Hong Hanh - 2011
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 …
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The impact of Syrian refugees on natives' labor market outcomes in Turkey : evidence from a quasi-experimental design
Ceritoglu, Evren; Yunculer, H. Burcu Gurcihan; Torun, … - 2015
Civil war in Syria, which started in March 2011, has led to a massive wave of forced immigration from the Northern Syria to the Southeastern regions of Turkey. This paper exploits this natural experiment to estimate the impact of Syrian refugees on the labor market outcomes of natives in Turkey....
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Workforce composition, productivity, and labor regulations in a compensating differentials theory of informality
Haanwinckel, Daniel; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2016
closely reproduces the decline in informality observed between 2003 and 2012. The change in the composition of the labor force … the effectiveness of a progressive payroll tax in reducing informality. …
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What aspects of formality do workers value? : evidence from a choice experiment in Bangladesh
Mahmud, Minhaj Uddin; Gutierrez, Italo A.; Kumar, Krishna B. - 2019
Using a choice experiment among 2,000 workers in Bangladesh, we to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) for specific job benefits typically associated with formal employment. We find that workers value job stability the most; the average worker would be willing to forego a 27 percent increase in...
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Financial disincentives to formal work : evidence from Ecuador and Colombia
Jara, H. Xavier; Rodriguez, David - 2019
in informality in the data, with informality defined as non-affiliation to social security. Our results point to …
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The tax elasticity of formal work in African countries
McKay, Andrew D.; Pirttilä, Jukka; Schimanski, Caroline - 2019
different sectors and the impact of tax changes on the extent of informality in developing countries is, however, very limited …
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Informality and segmentation in the Mexican labor market
Alcaraz, Carlo; Chiquiar, Daniel; Salcedo, Alejandrina - 2015
In developing countries, some workers have formal jobs while others are occupied in informal positions. One view regarding this duality suggests that sectors are segmented, which means that a worker in the informal sector identical to another in the formal sector cannot get a formal position due...
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Informality and inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cassim, Aalia; Lilenstein, Kezia; Oosthuizen, Morné; … - 2016
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Small firms' formalization : the stick treatment
De Giorgi, Giacomo; Ploenzke, Matthew; Rahman, Aminur - 2015
Firm informality is pervasive throughout the developing world, and Bangladesh is no exception. The informal status of … developing-country setting to deal with the most direct and dominant form of informality: the lack of registration with the tax …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519222
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Precautionary strategies and household savings
Aizenman, Joshua; Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Noy, Ilan - 2015
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