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Formal Institutions and Informal Entrepreneurial Activity: Panel Data Evidence from Latin American Countries

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  • Salinas Aldo
  • Changoluisa Javier

    (Universidad Espíritu Santo, ESAI Business School, Guayaquil, Ecuador)

  • Ortiz Cristian

    (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Department of Economics, Av. Angamos 0610, 1270709, Antofagasta, Chile)

  • Muffatto Moreno

    (University of Padua, Department of Industrial Engineering, Padova, Italy)

Abstract

The objective of this work is to examine the influence of formal institutions on the level of informal entrepreneurial activity in Latin American countries. We use a panel dataset for 18 countries during the 2004–2017 periods. This dataset has not been widely used for longitudinal research by academics in the field of entrepreneurship in developing countries. Using the percentage of the adult population identified as self-employed as a proxy for informal entrepreneurial activity, our results suggest that informal entrepreneurial activity is lower in Latin American countries that have stronger property rights and lighter business regulation. However, countries with more flexible labor regulation show higher informal entrepreneurial activity. Therefore, we believe there is margin for policy intervention to reduce informal entrepreneurial activities in Latin America.

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  • Salinas Aldo & Changoluisa Javier & Ortiz Cristian & Muffatto Moreno, 2023. "Formal Institutions and Informal Entrepreneurial Activity: Panel Data Evidence from Latin American Countries," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 13(2), pages 309-344, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:erjour:v:13:y:2023:i:2:p:309-344:n:6
    DOI: 10.1515/erj-2020-0013
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