Jobs are the primary policy concern of policymakers in many countries. The 2007–2008
global financial crisis, rising demographic pressures, high unemployment rates, and …

This paper surveys the literature on the definitions and theories of the informal economy (IE).
It outlines the main differences in the definitional approaches of informality and proposes a …

Governments across the world have implemented social distancing and stay-at-home
policies to stop the spread of COVID-19. A critical consideration for understanding the …

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to restrictions on movement and workplace closures,
resulting in governments offering temporary financial support to enterprises and workers …

This paper introduces a comprehensive database of informal economic activity. The
database focuses on measures that have strong cross-country and over time coverage: it …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

The role of innovation and institutional quality for achieving sustainability are important
issues tackled by current sustainable development debates, particularly in developing …

This paper develops and estimates an equilibrium model where heterogeneous firms can
exploit two margins of informality:(i) not register their business, the extensive margin; and (ii) …

Today, there is renewed interest in the informal economy worldwide. This is because a large
share of the global workforce and economy is informal and because the informal economy is …

This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent
conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy …