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Measuring the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean /
This paper estimates the size of the informal economy for 32 mainly Latin American and Caribbean countries in the early 2000s. Using a structural equation modeling approach, we find that a stringent tax system and regulatory environment, higher inflation, and dominance of the agriculture sector are...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2008.
©2008 |
| Colección: | IMF working paper ;
WP/08/102. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. Introduction; II. Methods for Measuring the Size of the Informal Economy; III. Data; A. Cause Variables; B. Indicator Variables; IV. Empirical Results; A. Preliminary Evidence; B. MIMIC Estimation Results ; C. Estimation of the Size of the Informal Economy; D. Relative Contribution of Each Cause Variable to the Size of the Informal Economy ; V. Concluding Remarks ; References ; Appendix; Data Construction and Sources; Figures; 1. MIMIC Estimation Results, Model 1; 2. MIMIC Estimation Results, Model 2; 3. MIMIC Estimation Results, Model 3; 4. Estimated Size of the Informal Economy.
- 5. Caribbean: Contribution of Each Cause Variable to the Size of the Informal EconomyTables; 1. Size of the Informal Economy and VAT Tax Evasion; 2. Correlations Between Cause and Indicator Variables ; 3. Estimated Size of Informal Economy: Standardized and Absolute Values; 4. Caribbean: Estimated Absolute Size of the Informal Economy Under Alternative Model Specifications ; 5. Relative Contribution of Each Causal Variable to the Size of the Informal Economy.