informality as a continuum consisting of four degrees. The quantitative data includes 516 manufacturing enterprises which are … effects of formalization. It suggests that the most informal firms do not benefit from formalization due to their underlying … formalization and firm outcomes. Instead of applying a binary formality indicator, it constructs a conceptual framework that regards …

process. Yet, formalization has many facets and shades on the business and labor fronts, and firms may not be able or willing …Too often, academics and policy makers interpret formality as a binary choice and formalization as an irreversible … to formalize all at once. This paper explores the joint process of business and labor formalization, using a unique panel …

test which government actions work in getting informal firms to register. Firms were randomized to a control group or one …, and a significant but small increase in formalization from inspections. Our LATE estimates of the impact of actually … results show most informal firms won't formalize unless forced to do so, suggesting formality offers little private benefit to …

find little evidence for most of the channels through which formalization is hypothesized to benefit firms, although …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 …

process. Yet, formalization has many facets and shades on the business and labor fronts, and firms may not be able or willing …Too often, academics and policy makers interpret formality as a binary choice and formalization as an irreversible … to formalize all at once. This paper explores the joint process of business and labor formalization, using a unique panel …

test which government actions work in getting informal firms to register. Firms were randomized to a control group or one …, and a significant but small increase in formalization from inspections. Our LATE estimates of the impact of actually … results show most informal firms won't formalize unless forced to do so, suggesting formality offers little private benefit to …

find little evidence for most of the channels through which formalization is hypothesized to benefit firms, although …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 …

Using a novel panel survey of enterprises in Myanmar, we compare the performance of manufacturing firms by three … different informality definitions. The first is binary, based on whether firms pay taxes. The second captures five categories of …'s workers. Depending on the informality concept used, formalization has positive, insignificant, and negative performance …

Using a novel panel survey of enterprises in Myanmar, we compare the performance of manufacturing firms by three … different informality definitions. The first is binary, based on whether firms pay taxes. The second captures five categories of …'s workers. Depending on the informality concept used, formalization has positive, insignificant, and negative performance …