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Chasing informality: Evidence from increasing enforcement in large firms in Peru
Bosch Mossi, Mariano; González, Stephanie; Silva- … - 2021
Evasion of labor market regulations in middle income countries is systemic. This is generally known as informality. In … social security contributions. In this study we analyze the role of enforcement in curbing informality in large formal firms … in Peru, where informality levels are around 70%. Through the Peruvian National Labor Control Superintendence (SUNAFIL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604883
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A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms
de Andrade, Gustavo Henrique; Bruhn, Miriam; McKenzie, … - 2013
Many governments have spent much of the past decade trying to extend a helping hand to informal businesses by making it easier and cheaper for them to formalize. Much less effort has been devoted to raising the costs of remaining informal, through increasing enforcement of existing regulations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319601
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The demand for, and consequences of, formalization among informal firms in Sri Lanka
De Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - 2012
The majority of firms in most developing countries are informal. We conducted a field experiment in Sri Lanka which provided incentives for informal firms to formalize. Offering only information about the registration process and reimbursement for direct registration costs had no impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282470
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Chasing informality : evidence from increasing enforcement in large firms in Peru
Bosch Mossi, Mariano; González, Stephanie; Silva- … - 2021
Evasion of labor market regulations in middle income countries is systemic. This is generally known as informality. In … social security contributions. In this study we analyze the role of enforcement in curbing informality in large formal firms … in Peru, where informality levels are around 70%. Through the Peruvian National Labor Control Superintendence (SUNAFIL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012586505
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A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms
Andrade, Gustavo Henrique de; Bruhn, Miriam; McKenzie, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Many governments have spent much of the past decade trying to extend a helping hand to informal businesses by making it easier and cheaper for them to formalize. Much less effort has been devoted to raising the costs of remaining informal, through increasing enforcement of existing regulations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960119
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The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka
de Mel, Suresh; McKenzie, David; Woodruff, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
The majority of firms in most developing countries are informal. We conducted a field experiment in Sri Lanka which provided incentives for informal firms to formalize. Offering only information about the registration process and reimbursement for direct registration costs had no impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279344
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The Adverse Consequences of Tournaments: Evidence from a Field Experiment
De Paola, Maria; Gioia, Francesca; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2016
We run a field experiment to investigate whether competing in rank-order tournaments with different prize spreads affects individual performance. Our experiment involved students from an Italian University who took an intermediate exam in which one part was awarded on the basis of their relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479372
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The adverse consequences of tournaments : evidence from a field experiment
De Paola, Maria; Gioia, Francesca; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2016
We run a field experiment to investigate whether competing in rank-order tournaments with different prize spreads affects individual performance. Our experiment involved students from an Italian University who took an intermediate exam in which one part was awarded on the basis of their relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455813
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Is There a Risk-Return Trade-Off across Occupations? : Evidence from Spain
Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Hartog, Joop - 2004
We use data from Spain to test for an effect of earnings risk and skewness on individual wages. We carry out separate estimation for men, women, public and private sector employees. In accordance with previous evidence for the US we show the existence of a riskreturn trade-off across occupations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262091
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Is There a Risk-Return Trade-Off across Occupations? Evidence from Spain
Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Hartog, Joop - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
We use data from Spain to test for an effect of earnings risk and skewness on individual wages. We carry out separate estimation for men, women, public and private sector employees. In accordance with previous evidence for the US we show the existence of a riskreturn trade-off across occupations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703756