Tax policies, informality, and real wage rigidities
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Christopher A. Pissarides, 2000. "Equilibrium Unemployment Theory, 2nd Edition," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262161877, December.
- James Albrecht & Lucas Navarro & Susan Vroman, 2009.
"The Effects of Labour Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector,"
Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 119(539), pages 1105-1129, July.
- James Albrecht & Lucas Navarro & Susan Vroman, 2009. "The Effects of Labour Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 119(539), pages 1105-1129, July.
- Albrecht, James & Navarro, Lucas & Vroman, Susan, 2006. "The Effects of Labor Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector," IZA Discussion Papers 2141, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- James Albrecht & Lucas Navarro & Susan Vroman, 2008. "The Effects of Labour Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector," ILADES-UAH Working Papers inv208, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business.
- James Albrecht & Lucas Navarro & Susan Vroman, 2006. "The Effects of Labor Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector," Working Papers gueconwpa~06-06-06, Georgetown University, Department of Economics.
- Maloney, William F., 2004.
"Informality Revisited,"
World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(7), pages 1159-1178, July.
- Maloney, William, 2003. "Informality revisited," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2965, The World Bank.
- Martin, Christopher & Wang, Bingsong, 2020.
"Search, shirking and labor market volatility,"
Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
- Christopher Martin & Bingsong Wang, 2016. "Search, Shirking and Labor Market Volatility," Department of Economics Working Papers 56/16, University of Bath, Department of Economics.
- David Bardey & Daniel Mejia, 2019.
"Informality and Optimal Public Policy,"
Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Spring 20), pages 1-19, April.
- David Bardey & Daniel Mejia, 2016. "Informality and Optimal Public Policy," Documentos CEDE 14229, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
- Bardey, David & Mejía, Daniel, 2016. "Informality and Optimal Public Policy," TSE Working Papers 16-720, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2015.
"Wages and Informality in Developing Countries,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 105(4), pages 1509-1546, April.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2012. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Working Papers 1018, Economic Growth Center, Yale University.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2012. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," NBER Working Papers 18347, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2013. "Wages and informality in developing countries," CeMMAP working papers CWP08/13, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Meghir, Costas & Narita, Renata & Robin, Jean-Marc, 2012. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Center Discussion Papers 136024, Yale University, Economic Growth Center.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2012. "Wages and informality in developing countries," IFS Working Papers W12/16, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2015. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/4ra95789n9n, Sciences Po.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2012. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1874, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Meghir, Costas & Narita, Renata & Robin, Jean-Marc, 2012. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Working Papers 109, Yale University, Department of Economics.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita, Jean-Marc Robin, 2013. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2013_20, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).
- Hernando José Gómez R. & Roberto Steiner, 2015.
"La reforma tributaria y su impacto sobre la tasa efectiva de tributación de las firmas en Colombia,"
Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo, vol. 45(1), pages 13-45, June.
- Hernando José Gómez & Roberto Steiner, 2014. "La reforma tributaria y su impacto sobre la tasa efectiva de tributación de las firmas en Colombia," Informes de Investigación 12502, Fedesarrollo.
- Adriana Kugler & Maurice Kugler, 2009.
"Labor Market Effects of Payroll Taxes in Developing Countries: Evidence from Colombia,"
Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 57(2), pages 335-358, January.
- Adriana Kugler & Maurice Kugler, 2008. "Labor Market Effects of Payroll Taxes in Developing Countries: Evidence from Colombia," NBER Working Papers 13855, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- A. Kugler, M. Kugler, 2008. "Labour Market Effects of Payroll Taxes in Developing Countries: Evidence from Colombia," Working Papers eg0056, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Economics, revised 2008.
- repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/4ra95789n9nrr59b6lmini6tp is not listed on IDEAS
- Krause, Michael U. & Lubik, Thomas A., 2007.
"The (ir)relevance of real wage rigidity in the New Keynesian model with search frictions,"
Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 54(3), pages 706-727, April.
- Krause, M.U. & Lubik, T.A., 2003. "The (Ir)relevance of Real Wage Rigidity in the New Keynesian Model with Search Frictions," Other publications TiSEM 30e32d99-6fb7-44d4-8baf-f, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
- Krause, M.U. & Lubik, T.A., 2003. "The (Ir)relevance of Real Wage Rigidity in the New Keynesian Model with Search Frictions," Discussion Paper 2003-113, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
- Thomas Lubik & Michael Krause, 2003. "The (Ir)relevance of Real Wage Rigidity in the New Keynesian Model with Search Frictions," Economics Working Paper Archive 504, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics.
- Friedrich Schneider & Dominik Enste, 1999.
"Shadow Economies Around the World - Size, Causes, and Consequences,"
CESifo Working Paper Series
196, CESifo.
- Mr. Friedrich Schneider & Dominik Enste, 2000. "Shadow Economies Around the World: Size, Causes, and Consequences," IMF Working Papers 2000/026, International Monetary Fund.
- Cristina Fernandez & Leonardo Villar, 2017.
"The Impact of Lowering the Payroll Tax on Informality in Colombia,"
Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Fall 2017), pages 125-155, November.
- Cristina Fernández & Leonardo Villar, 2016. "The impact of lowering the payroll tax on informality in Colombia," Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo 15212, Fedesarrollo.
- Fernández, C. & Villar, L., 2016. "The impact of lowering the payroll tax on informality in Colombia," Research Department working papers 1337, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
- Catalina Granda Carvajal & Franz Hamann, 2020. "On the Aggregate Implications of Removing Barriers to Formality," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 102(2), pages 203-220, May.
- Camilo Mondragón-Vélez & Ximena Peña & Daniel Wills, 2010.
"Labor Market Rigidities and Informality in Colombia,"
Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Fall 2010), pages 65-101, August.
- Camilo Mondragón-Vélez & Ximena Peña & Daniel Wills, 2010. "Labor Market Rigidities and Informality in Colombia," Documentos CEDE 6717, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
- Robert Shimer, 2005. "The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 95(1), pages 25-49, March.
- Lina Marcela Osorio-Copete, 2016.
"Reforma tributaria e informalidad laboral en Colombia: Un análisis de equilibrio general dinámico y estocástico,"
Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 34(80), pages 126-145, June.
- Lina Marcela Osorio-Copete, 2016. "Reforma tributaria e informalidad laboral en Colombia: Un análisis de equilibrio general dinámico y estocástico," Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, vol. 34(80), pages 126-145, June.
- Gabriel Ulyssea, 2018.
"Firms, Informality, and Development: Theory and Evidence from Brazil,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 108(8), pages 2015-2047, August.
- Gabriel Ulyssea, 2014. "Firms, Informality and Development: Theory and evidence from Brazil," Textos para discussão 632, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil).
- Sangeeta Pratap & Erwan Quintin, 2006. "The Informal Sector in Developing Countries: Output, Assets and Employment," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2006-130, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Dominik H. Enste & Friedrich Schneider, 2000. "Shadow Economies: Size, Causes, and Consequences," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 38(1), pages 77-114, March.
- Shapiro, Carl & Stiglitz, Joseph E, 1984. "Equilibrium Unemployment as a Worker Discipline Device," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 74(3), pages 433-444, June.
- Costas Meghir & Renata Narita & Jean-Marc Robin, 2015. "Wages and Informality in Developing Countries," Post-Print hal-03587627, HAL.
- Robert E. Hall, 2005. "Employment Fluctuations with Equilibrium Wage Stickiness," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 95(1), pages 50-65, March.
- Leonardo Fabio Morales & Didier Hermida & Eleonora Dávalos, 2019. "Interactions between Formal and Informal Labor Dynamics: Revealing Job Flows from Household Surveys," Borradores de Economia 1090, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Andres García-Suaza & Fernando Jaramillo & Marlon Salazar, 2023.
"Tax policies, informality, and real wage rigidities,"
Borradores de Economia
1245, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
- Andres García-Suaza & Fernando Jaramillo & Marlon Salazar, 2023. "Tax policies, informality, and real wage rigidities," Documentos de Trabajo 20744, Universidad del Rosario.
- Luz Adriana Florez, 2015.
"The Search and Matching Equilibrium in an Economy with an Informal Sector: A Positive Analysis of Labour Market Policies,"
Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, August.
- Luz Adriana Flórez, 2014. "The Search and Matching Equilibrium in an Economy with an Informal Sector: A Positive Analysis of Labor Market Policies," Borradores de Economia 831, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
- Luz Adriana Flórez, 2014. "The Search and Matching Equilibrium in an Economy with an Informal Sector: A Positive Analysis of Labor Market Policies," Borradores de Economia 11953, Banco de la Republica.
- Albertini, Julien & Terriau, Anthony, 2019.
"Informality over the life-cycle,"
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 182-202.
- Julien Albertini & Anthony Terriau, 2018. "Informality over the life-cycle," Working Papers halshs-01957491, HAL.
- Julien Albertini & Anthony Terriau, 2019. "Informality over the life-cycle," Post-Print halshs-02188426, HAL.
- Julien Albertini & Anthony Terriau, 2018. "Informality over the life-cycle," Working Papers 1834, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.
- Bobba, Matteo & Flabbi, Luca & Levy, Santiago & Tejada, Mauricio, 2021.
"Labor market search, informality, and on-the-job human capital accumulation,"
Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 223(2), pages 433-453.
- Matteo Bobba & Luca Flabbi & Santiago Levy & Mauricio Tejada, 2019. "Labor Market Search, Informality, and On-The-Job Human Capital Accumulation," ILADES-UAH Working Papers inv326, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business.
- Matteo Bobba & Luca Flabbi & Santiago Levy & Mauricio Tejada, 2021. "Labor market search, informality, and on-the-job human capital accumulation," Post-Print hal-03248487, HAL.
- Bobba, Matteo & Flabbi, Luca & Levy, Santiago & Tejada, Mauricio, 2019. "Labor Market Search, Informality, and On-The-Job Human Capital Accumulation," TSE Working Papers 19-983, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
- Bobba, Matteo & Flabbi, Luca & Levy Algazi, Santiago & Tejada, Mauricio, 2019. "Labor Market Search, Informality, and On-The-Job Human Capital Accumulation," IZA Discussion Papers 12091, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Matteo BOBBA & Luca FLABBI & Santiago LEVY & Mauricio TEJADA, 2019. "Labor Market Search, Informality, and On-The-Job Human Capital Accumulation," Working Paper 29742f29-1204-4e92-be93-5, Agence française de développement.
- Yépez, Carlos A., 2019. "Informality and international business cycles," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 252-263.
- Di Nola Alessandro & Kocharkov Georgi & Vasilev Aleksandar, 2019.
"Envelope wages, hidden production and labor productivity,"
The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter, vol. 19(2), pages 1-30, June.
- Di Nola, Alessandro & Kocharkov, Georgi & Vasilev, Aleksandar, 2018. "Envelope Wages, Hidden Production and Labor Productivity," MPRA Paper 91945, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Edoardo Di Porto & Leandro Elia & Cristina Tealdi, 2017. "Informal work in a flexible labour market," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 69(1), pages 143-164.
- Renata Narita, 2020.
"Self-Employment in Developing Countries: A Search-Equilibrium Approach,"
Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 35, pages 1-34, January.
- Renata Narita, 2013. "Self Employment in Developing Countries: a Search-Equilibrium Approach," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2013_21, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).
- Renata Narita, 2019. "Online Appendix to "Self-Employment in Developing Countries: A Search-Equilibrium Approach"," Online Appendices 18-258, Review of Economic Dynamics.
- Renata Narita, 2019. "Code and data files for "Self-Employment in Developing Countries: A Search-Equilibrium Approach"," Computer Codes 18-258, Review of Economic Dynamics.
- Esteban-Pretel, Julen & Kitao, Sagiri, 2021. "Labor Market Policies in a Dual Economy," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
- Ann-Sofie Kolm & Birthe Larsen, 2019.
"Underground activities and labour market performance,"
International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 26(1), pages 41-70, February.
- Larsen, Birthe & Kolm, Ann-Sofie, 2010. "Underground Activities and Labour Market Performance," Working Papers 05-2010, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Economics.
- Kolm, Ann-Sofie & Larsen, Birthe, 2018. "Underground Activities and Labour Market Performance," Working Papers 1-2018, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Economics.
- Blagica Petreski & Marjan Petreski, 2022. "Unregistered micro-performers of business activity in North Macedonia: Analysis with recommendations for a policy action," Finance Think Policy Studies 2022-07/43, Finance Think - Economic Research and Policy Institute.
- Daniel Haanwinckel & Rodrigo R Soares, 2021.
"Workforce Composition, Productivity, and Labour Regulations in a Compensating Differentials Theory of Informality [Search with Multi-worker Firms],"
The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 88(6), pages 2970-3010.
- Haanwinckel, Daniel & Soares, Rodrigo R., 2016. "Workforce Composition, Productivity, and Labor Regulations in a Compensating Differentials Theory of Informality," IZA Discussion Papers 9951, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Daniel Haanwinckel & Rodrigo R. Soares, 2020. "Workforce Composition, Productivity, and Labor Regulations in a Compensating Differentials Theory of Informality," Working Papers 2020-45, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics.
- Shuaizhang Feng & Naijia Guo, 2019. "Labor Market Dynamics in Urban China and the Role of the State Sector," Working Papers 2019-008, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Doligalski, Paweł & Rojas, Luis E., 2023.
"Optimal redistribution with a shadow economy,"
Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 18(2), May.
- Doligalski, Pawel; Rojas, Luis E., 2016. "Optimal Redistribution with a Shadow Economy," Economics Working Papers ECO2016/11, European University Institute.
- Pawel Doligalski & Luis E. Rojas, 2018. "Optimal Redistribution with a Shadow Economy," Bristol Economics Discussion Papers 18/695, School of Economics, University of Bristol, UK.
- Matteo Bobba & Luca Flabbi & Santiago Levy, 2022.
"Labor Market Search, Informality, And Schooling Investments,"
International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 63(1), pages 211-259, February.
- Bobba, Matteo & Flabbi, Luca & Levy Algazi, Santiago, 2017. "Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments," IZA Discussion Papers 11170, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Matteo Bobba & Luca Flabbi & Santiago Levy, 2022. "Labor market search, informality and schooling investments," Post-Print hal-03641810, HAL.
- Luca Flabbi, 2018. "Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments," 2018 Meeting Papers 130, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Bobba, Matteo & Flabbi, Luca & Levy Algazi, Santiago, 2018. "Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 8752, Inter-American Development Bank.
- Matteo Bobba & Luca Flabbi & Santiago Levy, 2018. "Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments," Working Paper 4576a209-ed2c-44ba-a5a3-4, Agence française de développement.
- Bobba, Matteo & Flabbi, Luca & Levy, Santiago, 2017. "Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments," TSE Working Papers 17-867, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), revised Jun 2021.
- García-Suaza, A & Gómez, M & Jaramillo, F, 2021. "Fiscal policy and informality in Colombia," Documentos de trabajo - Alianza EFI 19416, Alianza EFI.
- Bosch, Mariano & Esteban-Pretel, Julen, 2012. "Job creation and job destruction in the presence of informal markets," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(2), pages 270-286.
- Feng, Shuaizhang & Guo, Naijia, 2021. "Labor market dynamics in urban China and the role of the state sector," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 918-932.
- Flabbi, Luca & Tejada, Mauricio M., 2023.
"Are informal self-employment and informal employment as employee behaviorally distinct labor force states?,"
Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
- Flabbi, Luca & Tejada, Mauricio, 2023. "Are Informal Self-Employment and Informal Employment as Employee Behaviorally Distinct Labor Force States?," IZA Discussion Papers 16225, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Mariano Bosch, 2006.
"Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Presence of Informal Labour Markets,"
CEP Discussion Papers
dp0761, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Bosch, Mariano, 2006. "Job creation and job destruction in the presence of informal labour markets," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19785, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
More about this item
Keywords
Informality; Tax policies; Enforcement expenditure; Fiscal policies; Searchand matching; Efficiency wage; Shirking mechanism;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
- E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DGE-2022-04-25 (Dynamic General Equilibrium)
- NEP-IUE-2022-04-25 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2022-04-25 (Macroeconomics)
- NEP-PBE-2022-04-25 (Public Economics)
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:col:000561:020044. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Alianza EFI (email available below). General contact details of provider: .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.