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Causas y consecuencias de la informalidad en el Perú

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Loayza, Norman
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Partiendo de una definición legal de informalidad, el presente trabajo estudia las causas de este fenómeno en general, concentrándose en particular en el análisis de la informalidad en el caso peruano. Primero ofrece una discusión de la definición de informalidad y de las mediciones de ésta, señalando además las razones por las cuales la informalidad generalizada debiera ser motivo de gran preocupación. Luego analiza los determinantes principales de la informalidad y plantea que ésta no tiene una causa única, sino que es producto de la combinación de servicios públicos deficientes, de un régimen normativo opresivo y de la débil capacidad de supervisión y ejecución del estado. Dicha combinación resulta especialmente explosiva cuando el país se caracteriza por tener bajos niveles educativos, fuertes presiones demográficas y estructuras productivas primarias. Finalmente, utilizando un análisis de regresión transversal entre países, se evalúa la relevancia empírica de cada uno de los determinantes de la informalidad, aplicando luego las relaciones estimadas al caso peruano para evaluar la relevancia que tendría cada uno de los mecanismos propuestos en cada país específico. Clasificación JEL: K20, K30, H11, O17, O40.

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Article provided by Banco Central de Reserva del Perú in its journal Revista Estudios Económicos.

Volume (Year): (2008)
Issue (Month): 15 ()
Pages: 43-64
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