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Economic informality : causes, costs, and policies : a literature survey /
This survey assembles recent theoretical and empirical advances in the literature on economic informality and analyzes the causes and costs of informality in developed and developing economies. Using recent evidence, the survey discusses the nature and roots of informal economic activity across coun...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank,
2009.
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| Colección: | World Bank working paper ;
no. 167. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction.
- 2. What Is Informal Economic Activity?
- Informal Activity in Developing and Developed Economies
- 3. Causes and Costs of Informal Activities
- Causes: Cross-Country vs. Microdata Studies
- Costs of Informality of the Firm
- Aggregate Costs
- Costs of Informal Employment
- Are There Benefits of Informality?
- 4. Policies to Reduce Informality
- Increasing Tax Compliance
- Encouraging Business Creation and Growth
- Strengthening Enforcement
- Creating a More Inclusive Social Protection System
- Building Trust and Collective Incentives.