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References for Informal employment in emerging and transition economies
Further reading
Key references
- Schneider, F. "Shadow economies around the world: What do we really know?"European Journal of Political Economy21:3 (2005): 598–642.
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- Pratap, S., Quintin, E. "Are labor markets segmented in developing countries? A semiparametric approach"European Economic Review50:7 (2006): 1817–1841.
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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 Review13:2 (1999): 275–302.
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- Lehmann, H., Pignatti, N.Informal Employment Relationships and Labor Market Segmentation in Transition Economies: Evidence from UkraineIZA Discussion Paper, 2008.
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- Slonimczyk, F., Gimpelson, V.Informality and Mobility: Evidence from Russian Panel DataIZA Discussion Paper, 2013.
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- Bosch, M., Maloney, W. F. "Comparative analysis of labor market dynamics using Markov processes: An application to informality"Labour Economics17:4 (2010): 621–631.
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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 Policy45:1 (1996): 129–162.
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- Slonimczyk, F. "The effect of taxation on informal employment: Evidence from the Russian flat tax reform"Research in Labor Economics34 (2012): 55–99.
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- Fields, G. S.A Guide to Multi-Sector Labor Market ModelsSchool of Industrial Labor Relations Working Paper, 2004.
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- Schneider, F. "Shadow economies around the world: What do we really know?"European Journal of Political Economy21:3 (2005): 598–642.
Additional References
- Amaral, P. S., Quintin, E. "A competitive model of the informal sector"Journal of Monetary Economics53:7 (2006): 1541–1553.
- Blau, D. M. "Self-employment and self-selection in developing country labor markets"Southern Economic Journal52:2 (1985): 351–363.
- De Paula, A., Scheinkman, J. A. "Value-added taxes, chain effects, and informality"American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics2:4 (2010): 195–221.
- El Badaoui, E., Strobl, E., Walsh, F. "The formal sector wage premium and firm size"Journal of Development Economics91:1 (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 Economics94:2 (2011): 262–276.
- Fiess, N. M., Fugazza, M., Maloney, W. F. "Informal self-employment and macroeconomic fluctuations"Journal of Development Economics91:2 (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 Change53:1 (2004): 1–36.
- Günther, I., Launov, A. "Informal employment in developing countries: Opportunity or last resort?"Journal of Development Economics97:1 (2012): 88–98.
- Harris, J. R., Todaro, M. P. "Migration, unemployment and development: A two-sector analysis"The American Economic Review60:1 (1970): 126–142.
- Johnson, S., Kaufmann, D., Shleifer, A., Goldman, M. I., Weitzman, M. L. "The unofficial economy in transition"Brookings Papers on Economic Activity28:2 (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 Economics41:4 (2013): 1184–1201.
- Mandelman, F. S., Montes-Rojas, G. V. "Is self-employment and micro-entrepreneurship a desired outcome?"World Development37:12 (2009): 1914–1925.
- Rauch, J. E. "Modelling the informal sector formally"Journal of Development Economics35:1 (1991): 33–47.