of the reform on informal employment. Informality is defined using information on employment registration and self-employment …-in-difference ; transition ; Russia …

informality. Given the size of the informal sector in Russia (19-28% of total employment), any tightening of enforcement must be … the choice between formal and informal employment and between selfemployment and wage employment. We depart from the most … coverage by social security contributions, primarily, contributions to the Pension Fund. We find that types of employment …

of the reform on informal employment. Informality is defined using information on employment registration and self-employment …

that self-employment is used as a transition mechanism to entrepreneurship and moonlighters in the past are more active in …

that self-employment is used as a transition mechanism to entrepreneurship and moonlighters in the past are more active in …

The disincentive effects of social assistance programs on registered employment are a first order policy concern in … earnings from registered employment. The loss of benefit at some level of formal earnings is an implicit tax that results in a … strong disincentive for formal employment. We study an income-tested program in Uruguay and extend previous literature by …

The disincentive effects of social assistance programs on registered (or formal) employment are a first order policy …, and governments can only verify earnings from registered employment. The loss of benefit at some level of formal earnings … is an implicit tax - a notch - that results in a strong disincentive for formal employment, and there is extensive …

-to-job shifts of workers, development of an informal labor market, etc.). The transformation in Russia has witnessed an increase in …

in Egypt. The paper focuses on unprotected employment and the extent to which it changed by educational level right after … the January Uprising of 2011. We find that over time and particularly after the revolution, informal employment has …