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 …

In this article, we build an equilibrium search and matching model of an economy with an
informal sector. Our model extends by allowing for ex ante worker heterogeneity with respect …

Based on unique panel data consisting of both formal and informal firms, this paper uses a
matched double difference approach to examine the relationship between legal status and …

We test the hypothesis that observably similar workers earn higher wages in the formal
sector than in the informal sector in developing nations. Using data from Argentina's …

This article addresses two contested issues of crucial importance to policy, namely: formal
labour regulations as a cause of informal employment, and so‐called “voluntary” informal …

There is growing scholarly interest in settlement intention of migrants in urban China. But
little is known about how settlement intention of migrants is shaped by their labor-market …

El documento muestra una revisión de la literatura reciente sobre el mercado laboral y la
problemática de la desigualdad salarial e identifica las principales características del …

We analyze mobility in urban Mexico between three labor market states: working in the
formal sector, working in the informal sector, and not working. A dynamic multinomial logit …

Recent debate on the reasons for the informal sector has led to renewed focus on how to
operationalize the measurement of informal employment. This paper investigates …

The economic literature relative to Brazilian labor market informality is very disperse and
presents a significant lack of organization. In that sense, the purpose of this paper is to …