Utilizing a unique sample of 253 microenterprise border retailers from El Paso, Texas, this paper explores the possibility of cash payment from cross-border shoppers using Mexican pesos. We find that one-fifth of microenterprise retailers in El Paso accept payment in Mexican pesos. Increased...

Objective. This study provides the first nationally representative portrait of unregistered (informal) Latino-owned businesses (LOBs) in the United States. Methods. We employ data from the 2018 Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative Survey of 4,024 U.S. LOBs. We estimate the determinants of...

The purpose of this study is to advance understanding of the Hispanic contribution to the engagement and production of the sharing and informal economies in the US. The study is situated within the domains of the sharing economy and informality within a broader frame of entrepreneurship....

1. Introduction: Informality in Paraguayan Context -- 2. Literature Review: The Informal Economy -- 3. Informality Measure and Models -- 4. Logistic Regression Results of In/Formality in Paraguay -- 5. Discussion of Results -- 6. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions

Using data from the 1993 and 1998 Nicaraguan Living Standards Measurement Survey, this paper analyses the desirability of self-employment for Nicaraguan men and women over two points in time in a changing economic environment characterized by market-based reforms called the New Economic Model....

The border acts as a conduit for some, a funnel for others and as a barrier for many engaged in economic and entrepreneurial activities in South Texas (US) and Northern Mexico. Within this border zone, there are many informal entrepreneurs who actively <italic>use</italic> the border not only as a wedge against...