We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. To gauge the incidence of … informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extent of minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal … expansion of informality: tax revenue maximization, and poverty alleviation among workers. -- tax evasion ; minimum wage reform …

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. -- Informality ; Unemployment …

Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in …

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 …

We study the impact of tax and minimum wage reforms on the incidence of informality. To gauge the incidence of … informality, we use measures of the extent of tax evasion, the extent of minimum wage non-compliance, and the size of the informal … expansion of informality: tax revenue maximization, and poverty alleviation among workers …

frictions model with informality, (ex post) heterogeneous workers, and conditional taxes and transfers. In the model, formal … informality is quite inelastic due to frictions, and due to the opposing forces of taxes and transfers. …