A key policy problem in most developing countries is the size of the informal sector and its persistence over time. In … potentially more attractive) and alternatively raising tax rates (potentially slowing down the formalization of the economy if … people prefer informal employment or self-employment). Evidence on formal versus informal wages and job characteristics in …

We are the first to provide a comparative empirical analysis of non-farm entrepreneurship in rural Africa, using the … enterprises tend to be small, informal household enterprises that provide predominantly goods and services to the local economy … failed in Africa. …

In sub-Saharan Africa women work relatively more in the informal sector than men. Many factors could explain this … to assess the probability of a worker being informal, and our main findings are: (i) in urban areas, being a woman …'s probability of being informal but increases women's …