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The informal sector in developing countries: Output, assets and employment

This study documents four key facts about informal economic activities: (1) the size of the informal sector varies greatly across nations; (2) this size is strongly correlated with economic development, the tax burden, and the rule of law; (3) the informal sector emphasizes small-scale, self-financed and unskilled labour intensive economic activities; and (4), while financial markets are generally segmented along formal/informal lines in developing nations there is no compelling evidence that this is true for labour markets. We review the existing theoretical literature on the informal sector and describe a simple model with a tradeoff between tax evasion and access to formal sources of outside finance which is consistent with much of the existing evidence. Finally, the study discusses the challenges associated with measuring informal sector assets.

ISBN
9291909149
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Research Paper ; No. 2006/130

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Organization of Production
Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
Thema
segmented labour markets
informal sector
Informeller Sektor
Theorie
Entwicklungsländer

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Pratap, Sangeeta
Quintin, Erwan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2006

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Pratap, Sangeeta
  • Quintin, Erwan
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Entstanden

  • 2006

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