Informality: Causes and consequences for development
G Ulyssea - Annual Review of Economics, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the economic literature on informality, its causes, and its consequences
for development. It covers a comprehensive body of research that ranges from well-identified …
for development. It covers a comprehensive body of research that ranges from well-identified …
Social protection response to the COVID-19 crisis: options for developing countries
The public health response to COVID-19 in many countries has involved strict restrictions on
movement and economic activity which threaten the livelihoods of economically vulnerable …
movement and economic activity which threaten the livelihoods of economically vulnerable …
Informality, consumption taxes, and redistribution
Can taxes on consumption redistribute in developing countries? Contrary to consensus, we
show that taxing consumption is progressive once we account for informal consumption …
show that taxing consumption is progressive once we account for informal consumption …
Designing labor market institutions in emerging and developing economies: Evidence and policy options
MRA Duval, MP Loungani - 2019 - books.google.com
This paper discusses theoretical aspects and evidences related to designing labor market
institutions in emerging market and developing economies. This note reviews the state of …
institutions in emerging market and developing economies. This note reviews the state of …
Trade and informality in the presence of labor market frictions and regulations
We build an equilibrium model of a small open economy with labor market frictions and
imperfectly enforced regulations. Heterogeneous firms sort into the formal or informal sector …
imperfectly enforced regulations. Heterogeneous firms sort into the formal or informal sector …
The effect of job loss and unemployment insurance on crime in Brazil
We investigate the impact of job loss on crime and the mitigating role of unemployment
benefits, exploiting detailed individual‐level data linking employment careers, criminal …
benefits, exploiting detailed individual‐level data linking employment careers, criminal …
Job displacement insurance and (the lack of) consumption-smoothing
F Gerard, J Naritomi - American Economic Review, 2021 - aeaweb.org
We study the spending profile of workers who experience both a positive transitory income
shock (lump-sum severance pay) and a negative permanent income shock (layoff). Using de …
shock (lump-sum severance pay) and a negative permanent income shock (layoff). Using de …
Regression discontinuity applications with rounding errors in the running variable
Y Dong - Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many empirical applications of regression discontinuity (RD) models use a running variable
that is rounded and hence discrete, eg age in years, or birth weight in ounces. This paper …
that is rounded and hence discrete, eg age in years, or birth weight in ounces. This paper …
[图书][B] Unemployment insurance schemes around the world: Evidence and policy options
A Asenjo, C Pignatti - 2019 - sarkoups.free.fr
We conduct a comparative analysis of unemployment insurance (UI) schemes in advanced
and emerging economies. We find that almost all countries complement UI with severance …
and emerging economies. We find that almost all countries complement UI with severance …
Bounds on treatment effects in regression discontinuity designs with a manipulated running variable
The key assumption in regression discontinuity analysis is that the distribution of potential
outcomes varies smoothly with the running variable around the cutoff. In many empirical …
outcomes varies smoothly with the running variable around the cutoff. In many empirical …