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References for Informal employment in emerging and transition economies
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Further reading
- de Soto, H. The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism. New York: Basic Books, 1989.
- Perry, G., Maloney, W., Arias, O., Fajnzylber, P., Mason, A., Saavedra, J. Informality: Exit and Exclusion. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2007.
- Portes, A., Castells, M., Benton, L. The Informal Economy. Studies in Advanced and Less Developed Countries. Baltimore, MD: The John Hopkins University Press, 1989.
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Key references
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Schneider, F. "Shadow economies
around the world: What do we really know?" European Journal of
Political Economy 21:3 (2005): 598–642. Key reference: [1]
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Ulyssea, G. "Informality: Causes
and consequences for development" Annual Review of
Economics 12 (2020): 525–546. Key reference: [2]
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Hsieh, C. T., Olken, B. A. "The missing
‘missing middle’" Journal of Economic
Perspectives 28:3 (2014): 89–108. Key reference: [3]
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Pratap, S., Quintin, E. "Are labor markets
segmented in developing countries? A semiparametric
approach" European Economic
Review 50:7 (2006): 1817–1841. Key reference: [4]
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Maloney, W. F. "Does informality
imply segmentation in urban labor markets? Evidence from
sectoral transitions in Mexico" The World Bank
Economic Review 13:2 (1999): 275–302. Key reference: [5]
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Ulyssea, G. "Firms, informality,
and development: Theory and evidence from Brazil" American Economic
Review 108:8 (2018): 2015–2047. Key reference: [6]
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Lehmann, H., Pignatti, N. Informal Employment
Relationships and Labor Market Segmentation in Transition
Economies: Evidence from Ukraine IZA Discussion
Paper No.3269, 2007. Key reference: [7]
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Slonimczyk, F., Gimpelson, V. Informality and
Mobility: Evidence from Russian Panel Data IZA Discussion
Paper No.7703, 2013. Key reference: [8]
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La Porta, R., Shleifer, A. "Informality and
development" Journal of Economic
Perspectives 28:3 (2014): 109–126. Key reference: [9]
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Bosch, M., Maloney, W. F. "Comparative
analysis of labor market dynamics using Markov processes: An
application to informality" Labour
Economics 17:4 (2010): 621–631. Key reference: [10]
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Loayza, N. V. "The economics of
the informal sector: A simple model and some empirical evidence
from Latin America" Carnegie–Rochester
Conference Series on Public Policy 45:1 (1996): 129–162. Key reference: [11]
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De Paula, A., Scheinkman, J. A. "Value-added taxes,
chain effects, and informality" American Economic
Journal Macroeconomics 2:4 (2010): 195–221. Key reference: [12]
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Slonimczyk, F. "The effect of
taxation on informal employment: Evidence from the Russian flat
tax reform" Research in Labor
Economics 34 (2012): 55–99. Key reference: [13]
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Fields, G. S. A Guide to
Multi-Sector Labor Market Models School of
Industrial Labor Relations Working Paper No.86, 2004. Key reference: [14]
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Schneider, F. "Shadow economies
around the world: What do we really know?" European Journal of
Political Economy 21:3 (2005): 598–642.
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Additional References
- Amaral, P. S., Quintin, E. "A competitive model of the informal sector" Journal of Monetary Economics 53:7 (2006): 1541–1553.
- Blau, D. M. "Self-employment and self-selection in developing country labor markets" Southern Economic Journal 52:2 (1985): 351–363.
- De Paula, A., Scheinkman, J. A. "Value-added taxes, chain effects, and informality" American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 2:4 (2010): 195–221.
- El Badaoui, E., Strobl, E., Walsh, F. "The formal sector wage premium and firm size" Journal of Development Economics 91:1 (2010): 37–47.
- Fajnzylber, P., Maloney, W. F., Montes-Rojas, G. V. "Does formality improve micro-firm performance? Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES program" Journal of Development Economics 94:2 (2011): 262–276.
- Fiess, N. M., Fugazza, M., Maloney, W. F. "Informal self-employment and macroeconomic fluctuations" Journal of Development Economics 91:2 (2010): 211–226.
- Gong, X., Van Soest, A., Villagomez, E. "Mobility in the urban labor market: A panel data analysis for Mexico" Economic Development and Cultural Change 53:1 (2004): 1–36.
- Günther, I., Launov, A. "Informal employment in developing countries: Opportunity or last resort?" Journal of Development Economics 97:1 (2012): 88–98.
- Harris, J. R., Todaro, M. P. "Migration, unemployment and development: A two-sector analysis" The American Economic Review 60:1 (1970): 126–142.
- Johnson, S., Kaufmann, D., Shleifer, A., Goldman, M. I., Weitzman, M. L. "The unofficial economy in transition" Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 28:2 (1997): 159–239.
- Lehmann, H., Muravyev, A., Razzolini, T., Zaiceva, A. "The wage and non-wage costs of displacement in boom times: Evidence from Russia" Journal of Comparative Economics 41:4 (2013): 1184–1201.
- Mandelman, F. S., Montes-Rojas, G. V. "Is self-employment and micro-entrepreneurship a desired outcome?" World Development 37:12 (2009): 1914–1925.
- Souza, P. R., Tokman, V. E. "The informal urban sector in Latin America" International Labour Review 114:3 (1976).
- Rauch, J. E. "Modelling the informal sector formally" Journal of Development Economics 35:1 (1991): 33–47.