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The long shadow of informality : challenges and policies /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Summary of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Authors
- Executive Summary
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Overview
- Motivation
- Key findings and policy messages
- Synopsis
- Future research directions
- References
- PART I: Characteristics of the Informal Economy
- Chapter 2 Understanding the Informal Economy: Concepts and Trends
- Introduction
- Definition of informality
- Database of informality measures
- Size and evolution of the informal economy
- Consistency among the various measures of informality
- Cyclical features of the informal economy
- Conclusion
- Annex 2A: Estimation methodologies
- Annex 2B: Tables
- References
- Chapter 3 Growing Apart or Moving Together? Synchronization of Informal- and Formal-Economy Business Cycles
- Introduction
- Literature review: Linkages between formal and informal sectors
- Data and methodology
- Synchronization of formal and informal business cycles
- Causal linkages between formal- and informal-economy business cycles
- Explaining the cyclicality of the informal sector
- Conclusion
- Annex 3A: Theory behind the cyclicality of the DGE-based estimates
- Annex 3B: Model specifications for measuring co-movement among informality measures
- Annex 3C: Causal linkages between formal- and informal-economy business cycles
- Annex 3D: Calibrating DGE estimates using survey-based self-employment data
- References
- PART II: Country and Regional Dimensions
- Chapter 4 Lagging Behind: Informality and Development
- Introduction
- Links between informality and development challenges
- Informality and economic correlates
- Informality and institutions
- Informality and SDGs related to human development
- Informality and SDGs related to infrastructure
- Finding the needle in the haystack: The most robust correlates
- Conclusion
- Annex 4A: Meta-regression analysis
- Annex 4B: Regression analysis
- Annex 4C: Bayesian model averaging approach
- Annex 4D: Tables
- References
- Chapter 5 Informality in Emerging Market and Developing Economies: Regional Dimensions
- Introduction
- Informality in EMDEs
- East Asia and Pacific
- Europe and Central Asia
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Middle East and North Africa
- South Asia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Conclusion
- References
- PART III: Policies
- Chapter 6 Tackling Informality: Policy Options
- Introduction
- Data and methodology
- Fiscal measures
- Other policies
- Conclusion
- Annex 6A: Policies and informality
- Annex 6B: Tables
- References
- Boxes
- 2.1 How does informality aggravate the impact of COVID-19?
- 4.1 Informality and wage inequality
- 4.2 Casting a shadow: Productivity in formal and informal firms
- 4.3 Informality, poverty, and income inequality
- 6.1 Financial development and the informal economy.