Research classified by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes

---

Top JEL
/ O: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
/ / O1: Economic Development
/ / / O17: Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

2027

• Poudel, Dixit & Gopinath, Munisamy, 2027, "Road to resilience: Floods, highways and Indian informal manufacturing," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 184, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103912.

2026

• Mwihaki Maina, Susan & Urban, Boris, 2026, "The sustainability of social enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya: A micro-level agency focus on metacognitive awareness," Small Business International Review, Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas - AECA, volume 10, issue 1, pages 778-778, May, DOI: 10.26784/sbir/53d9c397.
• Cansel Oskay, 2026, "A Bibliometric Analysis on the Relationship Between Shadow Economy and Tax Morale (2004-2024)," Journal of Finance Letters (Maliye ve Finans Yazıları), Maliye ve Finans Yazıları Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti., volume 41, issue 125, pages 94-120, April, DOI: https://doi.org/10.33203/mfy.174235.
• Henrik Sigstad, 2026, "Monotonicity among Judges: Evidence from Judicial Panels and Consequences for Judge IV Designs," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 116, issue 1, pages 189-208, January, DOI: 10.1257/aer.20231104.
• Shan Aman-Rana & Clement Minaudier, 2026, "Spillovers in State Capacity Building: Evidence from the Digitization of Land Records in Pakistan," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 116, issue 4, pages 1459-1498, April, DOI: 10.1257/aer.20240880.
• Marco Alfano & Thomas Cornelissen, 2026, "Spatial Spillovers of Conflict in Somalia," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 116, issue 6, pages 2166-2201, June, DOI: 10.1257/aer.20231699.
• Teevrat Garg & Caterina Gennaioli & Stefania Lovo & Gregor Singer, 2026, "Fostering Cooperation: The Conflict-Reducing Effects of Intervillage Competition for Government Transfers," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, volume 18, issue 3, pages 283-321, July, DOI: 10.1257/app.20240377.
• Albrecht Bohne & Jan Sebastian Nimczik, 2026, "Harnessing Deductions to Increase Tax Compliance and Formalization," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, volume 18, issue 2, pages 141-180, May, DOI: 10.1257/pol.20230365.
• Andrea Guariso & Thorsten Rogall, 2026, "Rainfall Inequality, Political Power, and Ethnic Conflict in Africa," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, volume 18, issue 3, pages 38-60, August, DOI: 10.1257/pol.20210174.
• S. Anukriti & Bilge Erten & Priya Mukherjee, 2026, "Female Leaders and Intrahousehold Dynamics: Evidence from State Elections in India," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, volume 18, issue 3, pages 441-475, August, DOI: 10.1257/pol.20240369.
• Pascaline Dupas & Nicolas Suarez & Zhongyi Tang, 2026, "A New Perspective on Spatial Heterogeneity in African Development," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, volume 116, pages 167-172, May, DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20261090.
• Anders D. Jensen & Jonathan L. Weigel, 2026, "No Taxation without Administration: Bringing the State Back into the Public Finance of Developing Countries," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, volume 64, issue 1, pages 246-280, March, DOI: 10.1257/jel.20251760.
• Manisha Shah & Lydia Barski, 2026, "Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Insights from Economic Research," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, volume 64, issue 2, pages 403-446, June, DOI: 10.1257/jel.20251769.
• Mehmet Ela, 2026, "Determinants of the Shadow Economy in Türkiye: The Role of Innovation, Government Quality, Government Size, and Inflation," Journal of Research in Economics, Politics & Finance, Ersan ERSOY, volume 11, issue 1, pages 77-105, DOI: 10.30784/epfad.1806987.
• Anar YESSENGELDINA & Aidos ABAYEV & Gulvira AKYBAYEVA & Ulagat YUSSUPOV & Bakyt BAYADILOVA, 2026, "Development institutions and intersectoral dynamics of Kazakhstan's economy," Access Journal, Access Press Publishing House, volume 7, issue 1, pages 79-102, November, DOI: 10.46656/access.2026.7.1(5).
• Nicole Carolina Maspi & Martin Grandes, 2026, "Determinantes de la situación económica del mercado microemprendedor social. Análisis a partir de datos de las provincias argentinas de Chaco y Salta en el 2020," Documentos de trabajo del Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política IIEP (UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política IIEP (UBA-CONICET), number 2026-119, Apr.
• Ricardo Carciofi & Alejandro Einstoss, 2026, "La guerra en Medio Oriente, el petróleo y la Argentina: un shock que llega en un contexto diferente," Documentos de trabajo del Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política IIEP (UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política IIEP (UBA-CONICET), number 2026-120, Apr.
• Marcela Eslava, 2026, "Firm Size and Dynamics in Less Developed Economies," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, volume 18, issue 1, pages 369-389, August, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-economics-081525-07.
• Paul Seabright, 2026, "The Economics of Religion: A Review," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, volume 18, issue 1, pages 561-587, August, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-economics-051624-06.
• Moussa DIOP & Mamadou Moustapha KA & Bara Khady SYLLA, 2026, "Analyse de l’impact de la microfinance sur l’emploi des jeunes au Sénégal," International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales, Université Ibn Tofaïl, volume 7, issue 10, pages 194-215.
• Cédric YONDO BOLENGA, 2026, "Impact de la restructuration des entreprises publiques sur la rentabilité post-reforme en République Démocratique du Congo : analyses et perspectives," International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales, Université Ibn Tofaïl, volume 7, issue 2, pages 250-267.
• Elmehdi BENIDER & Asmae BENTHAMI, 2026, "Analyse économétrique des déterminants macroéconomiques de l’économie informelle au Maroc sur la période 1993–2020," International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales, Université Ibn Tofaïl, volume 7, issue 3, pages 23-40.
• Placide KUMPEL & Dieudonné DIKAPA & Dieudonné KINWA & Judith LISUMA & Miss KIADIAKALENGI & Rosette KAPINGA & Laurianne MOKUBAFINA, 2026, "L'entrepreneuriat féminin accompagné, un modèle résilient expérimenté par la COPEMECO, fédération de Kinshasa en RDC," International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales, Université Ibn Tofaïl, volume 7, issue 3, pages 407-419.
• Zineb EL ALAOUI & Mohamed KARIM, 2026, "La gestion axée sur les résultats au Maroc : apports et limites de la réforme de la performance publique," International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales, Université Ibn Tofaïl, volume 7, issue 5, pages 379-397.
• Salim DABA & Naoual OUAZZANI TOUHAMI & Youssef EL ALAOUI ISMAILI & Fatima Zohra LAHRICHI, 2026, "Framework Conditions and Entrepreneurial Support Structures in Morocco: A GEM-Based Qualitative Analysis," International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Économiques et Sociales, Université Ibn Tofaïl, volume 7, issue 6, pages 571-581.
• Andrea Panozzo, Lorenzo Spadavecchia, Adam Mugume, Elizabeth Kasekende, Samuel Namwanja Musoke, Mariss Nakayaga, Deo Sande, Anita Mpagi, Nzima Ghislain, 2026, "Nowcasting GDP with Digital Payments: Evidence from Uganda," BAFFI CAREFIN Working Papers, BAFFI CAREFIN, Centre for Applied Research on International Markets Banking Finance and Regulation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy, number 26282.
• Andrea Gentilini, 2026, "Data Driven Compliance: A SBR solution for regulated entities," BAFFI CAREFIN Working Papers, BAFFI CAREFIN, Centre for Applied Research on International Markets Banking Finance and Regulation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy, number 26283.
• Valentin Goev & Venelin Boshnakov, 2026, "Estimating the Shadow Economy in Bulgaria: Survey Evidence for 2023," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 74-89.
• Oscar Iván Ávila-Montealegre & Anderson Grajales-Olarte & Juan J. Ospina-Tejeiro & Mario A. Ramos-Veloza, 2026, "Labor Informality and Macroeconomic Volatility," Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, number 1345, Feb, DOI: 10.32468/be.1345.
• Anne Brockmeyer & Francois Gerard & Gabriel Ulyssea & Linda Wu & Marcelo Bergolo & Rodrigo Ceni González & Bernard Kirui & Andrea Lopez-Luzuriaga & Leonardo Fabio Morales & Andrea Sofía Otero-Cortés &, 2026, "Formal Labor Market Dynamics and Development," Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, number 1362, Aug.
• Karina Acosta & Jesus Saldaña, 2026, "Una década de cambios en la pobreza monetaria en Colombia: respuestas locales a choques agregados," Documentos de trabajo sobre Economía Regional y Urbana, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, number 342, Mar, DOI: 10.32468/dtseru.342.
• Addessi William & Delogu Marco, 2026, "Financing Infrastructure in the Presence of Informality," The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter, volume 26, issue 1, pages 271-304, DOI: 10.1515/bejm-2024-0181.
• Cevik Serhan & Gao Kelly, 2026, "How Many Is Too Many? Global Evidence on Overtourism and Environment," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, volume 17, issue 1, pages 163-183, DOI: 10.1515/jgd-2025-0057.
• Jessica Coria, 2026, "Good Intentions, Informal Outcomes: The Formalization Trap in Global E-Waste Markets," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12471.
• Alisher Aldashev & Alexander M. Danzer, 2026, "Regulating Ceremonial Spending: Top-down or Bottom-Up?," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12610.
• Maike Roth & Friedrich Schneider, 2026, "Determinants of Tobacco Tax Noncompliance: Evidence Among German Smokers," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12690.
• Bhishma Bhusha & Soledad Artiz Pillaman & Michael J. Callen & Deepak Singharia & Rohini Pande & Apurva Subedi, 2026, "From People’s War to People’s Rule: Rebel Governance and the Foundations of Inclusive Democracy," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12697.
• Llilith Burgstaller & Lars P. Feld, 2026, "How (Not) to Ask About Undeclared Work: Estimating Prevalence and Patterns Using a Survey Experimental Approach," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12728.
• Abhijit Banerjee & Greg Fischer & Dean S. Karlan & Matt Lowe & Benjamin Roth & Matthew Lowe, 2026, "Do Microenterprises Maximize Profits? A Nonrandomized Vegetable-Market Experiment in India," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12833.
• Adrian Ulinici, 2026, "Reconfiguring Agricultural Export Strategies in the Context of International Market Volatility: Manageri-al Perspectives," CrossCultural Management Journal, Fundația Română pentru Inteligența Afacerii, Editorial Department, volume 28, issue 1, pages 39-47, July, DOI: 10.70147/c283947.
• Andrés Álvarez & Oscar Becerra & Manuel Fernández, 2026, "The Long Shade of Labor Informality," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 2026-6, Jan.
• Juan Camilo Cárdenas & Leopoldo Fergusson, 2026, "Latin America’s Persistent Disorder: Meritocracy Without Mobility," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 2026-20, Apr.
• Eduard F. Martínez-González & María del Pilar López-Uribe & Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mora, 2026, "When Do Property Rights Reduce Illicit Crops?," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 2026-37, Jul.
• María-Clara Torres & María Alejandra Vélez, 2026, "Beyond the Coca Plot: Rethinking Development Priorities and Drug Policy," Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE, number 2026-45, Aug.
• Michael Weintraub & Santiago Tobón, 2026, "Votes Follow Stakes: Peace Negotiations and Electoral Shifts in Armed-Group Territories," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT, number 023627.
• Cesar Ignacio León Quillas & Edwin Arango Espinal & Carlos Hernán Suárez Rodríguez & Esteban Largo Ávila, 2026, "Effects of corruption on emerging entrepreneurship among college students," Revista Tendencias, Universidad de Narino, volume 27, issue 02, pages 88-118, July, DOI: 10.22267/rtend.26272.298.
• Francisco Javier Villamarín Martínez & María Azucena Feregrino Basurto, 2026, "Informal Street and Sidewalk Work in Pasto (Colombia): Labor and Social configurations of non-traditional work through Multiple Correspondence Analysis," Revista Tendencias, Universidad de Narino, volume 27, issue 02, pages 233-262, July, DOI: 10.22267/rtend.26272.303.
• Lombardo, Richard & Frankenberg, Elizabeth & Thomas, Duncan, 2026, "Reconstruction following Destruction: Entrepreneurship in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21127, Feb.
• Patnaik, Megha, 2026, "Self-Enforcing Tax Design and Supply Chain Formalization: Evidence from India’s GST Reform," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21163, Feb.
• Becerra, Oscar & Briglia, Luigi-Maria & Leon-Diaz, John & Valencia, Óscar & Luetticke, Ralph, 2026, "Inequality, Informality, and Optimal Progressivity," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21229, Feb.
• Gorodnichenko, Yuriy & Sologoub, Ilona & Fedyk, Yuriy, 2026, "The Word Is Not Enough: Testing the Effects of Information Treatments on Perceived Corruption in Ukraine," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21494, May.
• Bhusal, Bhishma & Callen, Michael & Pande, Rohini & Prillaman, Soledad & Singhania, Deepak & Subedi, Apurva, 2026, "From People’s War to People’s Rule: Rebel Governance and the Foundations of Inclusive Democracy," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21532, May.
• Vilá, Joan & Bergolo, Marcelo & Cruces, Guillermo, 2026, "Enforcement Spillovers and the Efficiency Costs of Means-Tested Transfers: Evidence from Workplace Networks," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21711, Jul.
• Couttenier, Mathieu, 2026, "Artisanal and Small-Scale Mines in Africa: Where, When and Why," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21736, Jul.
• Lukas Delgado-Prieto, 2026, "Worker Responses to Immigration Across Firms: Evidence from Colombia," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin), number 26041, Feb.
• Anne Brockmeyer & François Gerard & Gabriel Ulyssea & Linda Wu & Marcelo Bergolo & Rodrigo Ceni González & Benard Kirui & Andrea Lopez-Luzuriaga & Leonardo Fabio Morales & Andrea Otero-Cortés & Nadine, 2026, "Formal Labor Market Dynamics and Development," RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin), number 26154, Jun.
• Patricia Agyapong, 2026, "Natural Resources and the Public’s Political Trust," CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford, number 2026-03.
• Anna Balestra & Raul Caruso, 2026, "Arms Import and Civil Conflict Onset: Risk-Set Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2022," DISCE - Working Papers del Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE), number dipe0055, Jan.
• Chileshe, Kasonde & Chipindi, Ferdinand, 2026, "Smuggling as Rational Adaptation: Rethinking Customs Enforcement and Informality in Zambia: A Case Study for ZRA," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 2, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i2.27.
• Chanda, Mutale, 2026, "Public Procurement and SME Inclusion: An Empirical Analysis of the Stationery Supply Sector," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 3, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i3.16.
• Chabatama, Eugene & Mundende, Kasonde, 2026, "Empirical Study of the Entrepreneurial Resilience of Street Vendors in Lusaka District, Zambia," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 3, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i3.20.
• Chabatama, Eugene & Mundende, Kasonde, 2026, "Empirical Study of the Entrepreneurial Resilience of Street Vendors in Lusaka District, Zambia," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 3, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i3.20.
• Gjinovci, Arsim & Gjinovci, Dren, 2026, "Informal Governance and the Erosion of Meritocracy: How Nepotism Undermines Institutional Efficiency in Transitional Public Organizations," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 3, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i3.40.
• Munachande, Kachinga & Mufalali, Simasiku Mwiya & Muduli, Regina, 2026, "Assessing the Challenges Affecting Local Supplier’s Access to Public Procurement Opportunities: Evidence from Choma District, Zambia," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 4, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i4.6.
• Kaindama, Joseph Imbanvu, 2026, "Regulating the Unregulated: Advancing Corporate Accountability for Child Labour in Zambia's Informal Economy through Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 4, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i4.16.
• Mwela, Mirriam & Muduli, Regina & Mufalali, Simasiku Mwiya & Mwiya, Bruce, 2026, "Support Network Utilisation and Business Sustainability among Women Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Kabwe District, Zambia," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 5, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i5.1.
• Zulu, Luckness & Mundia, Mukwalikuli & Mwiya, Simasiku Mufalali & Muduli, Regina, 2026, "An Exploration on the Role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) on Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Kabwe District, Zambia," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, volume 7, issue 5, DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v7.i5.9.
• María Florencia Pinto & Yulia Valdivia Rivera & Hernan Winkler, 2026, "Does the Enforcement of Labor Regulations Reduce Informality? The Case of Peru," CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, number 0363, Jan.
• Inés Berniell & Lucila Berniell & Victoria Castillo & Belén Cañuelo & Dolores de la Mata & Gerardo Garcia Oro & Néstor Grión & Federico Juncosa & Luis Laguinge, 2026, "Labor Market Impacts of an Internship Program on People with Disabilities," CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, number 0376, Jul.
• Dai, Ruochen & Feng, Yue & Liu, Chengfang & Li, Langrui & Zhang, Lina & Zhu, Ketong, 2026, "Why do Chinese SMEs avoid formal employment? Political connections and unequal access to formalization benefits11Corresponding author is Ketong Zhu," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 95, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2025.102638.
• Shijun, He & Mengjue, Shan & Qingyuan, Zhou, 2026, "Historical clans and litigation aversion," China Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 98, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2026.102727.
• Pouliquen, Victor, 2026, "This business is mine! Intra-household effects of property rights in micro-enterprises," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 178, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103530.
• Shah, Jawad, 2026, "Using computerized information to enforce VAT: Evidence from Pakistan," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 178, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103595.
• Botea, Ioana & Goldstein, Markus & Houngbedji, Kenneth & Kondylis, Florence & O’Sullivan, Michael & Selod, Harris, 2026, "Right to stay? Long-run experimental evidence on land formalization and widows’ tenure security in Benin," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 179, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103675.
• Roy, Jaideep & Saha, Bibhas, 2026, "Electoral politics over automation in a dual economy," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 179, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103693.
• Bosch, Mariano & Cruces, Guillermo & González, Stephanie & Silva-Porto, María Teresa, 2026, "Large firms and the intensive margin of labor informality evidence from an enforcement intervention in Peru," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 180, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103679.
• Aman-Rana, Shan & Minaudier, Clement & Sukhtankar, Sandip, 2026, "Informal fiscal systems in developing countries," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 180, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103712.
• Neri-Lainé, Matteo, 2026, "Firms under fire! How insecurity affects formal firms’ existence," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 180, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103714.
• Bas, Maria & Bombarda, Pamela, 2026, "Foreign technology and informal employment: Evidence from Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 181, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103732.
• Rexer, Jonah Matthew & Hvinden, Even Soltvedt, 2026, "Violence and black markets: Evidence from the Niger Delta conflict," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 182, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103765.
• Brancati, Emanuele & Di Maio, Michele & Gatti, Roberta & Islam, Asif M., 2026, "Under pressure: Global evidence on conflict and firms," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 182, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103807.
• Lee, Seung-hun, 2026, "Organized crime, local politicians, and state capacity," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 182, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103817.
• Asllani, Alban & Dell'Anno, Roberto & Schneider, Friedrich, 2026, "Global estimates of informal economies and new insights for 152 countries (1997-2022): Using an enhanced modelling approach," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, volume 89, issue C, pages 721-741, DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2025.11.027.
• Chen, Moyu & Jia, Siying & Sheng, Yu, 2026, "Curse or cure: China’s growing food demand and its impact on African agricultural exports and value-added," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, volume 154, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2025.107363.
• Qian, Xianhang & Zhao, Kunzhu, 2026, "Corruption and corporate cross-regional supply chain: Evidence from the anti-corruption campaign in China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, volume 162, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107659.
• Li, Yongkui & Liu, Xiaokang & Li, Jianhong & Gao, Xiang, 2026, "Shadow banking engagement and trade-credit financing: Evidence from nonfinancial firms in China," Economic Systems, Elsevier, volume 50, issue 1, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2025.101351.
• Hazlett, Peter K. & Fitzsimmons, Patrick, 2026, "Seeing like a colony: The virginia land surveyor," European Economic Review, Elsevier, volume 185, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2026.105274.
• Alfano, Vincenzo, 2026, "In the shadow of a pandemic: Informality and COVID-19 diffusion in Europe," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, volume 60, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101568.
• Girollet, Damien, 2026, "Does mobile network coverage increase the performance of informal firms? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, volume 72, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2025.101150.
• Houssa, Romain & Megersa, Kelbesa, 2026, "Institutional quality, economic development and the performance of VAT," International Economics, Elsevier, volume 185, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100671.
• Osei-Tutu, Francis & Taylor, Daniel & Cudjoe, Eunice Yaa & Opoku, Gyedu Justice, 2026, "License to Give Up? informal competition and registered SMEs’ discouragement," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, volume 107, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2026.102288.
• He, Tengjiao & Yu, Yijun & Zhang, Yufei & Wang, Li, 2026, "Can judicial independence restrain corporate fraud? Empirical evidence from Chinese A-share listed firms," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, volume 86, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2026.106324.
• Shakya, Shishir & Ammons, Joshua D., 2026, "The invisible hand meets the raised fist: Social movements and market legitimacy," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 241, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107390.
• Jindapon, Paan & Sujarittanonta, Pacharasut & Viriyavipart, Ajalavat, 2026, "Income interdependence and informal risk sharing under the shadow of the future," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 249, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107687.
• Marmora, Paul, 2026, "Hiding in plain sight: Detecting underground sportsbooks through local Bitcoin demand," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, volume 161, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2025.103513.
• Samariya, Ajay Kumar & Sharma, Dheeraj P., 2026, "Two to Tango: Multiple affirmative action policy in education and employment," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, volume 48, issue 2, pages 429-447, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2025.06.019.
• Aurazo, Jose & Gasmi, Farid, 2026, "Accessing and exiting the financial system in Peru: Does labor informality play a role?," Latin American Journal of Central Banking (previously Monetaria), Elsevier, volume 7, issue 3, DOI: 10.1016/j.latcb.2025.100181.
• Pereira, Leila & Pucci, Rafael, 2026, "A tale of gold and blood: The consequences of market deregulation on local violence," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, volume 253, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105559.
• Liu, Yu & Zhao, Xiaoxue, 2026, "Fiscal capacity and capital misallocation: the economic costs of tax evasion," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, volume 255, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105581.
• Guillen, Marie Danielle V. & Gaspay, Sandy Mae & Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina & Schneck, Justine Alexandra T., 2026, "Formalizing the informal in public transportation: The case of motorcycle taxis transport network service in the Philippines," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, volume 115, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101681.
• Li, Weiping & Zhang, Hanfang & Xia, Jingjing, 2026, "Betting on acquisitions: Local gambling culture and corporate M&As," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, volume 109, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2026.105426.
• Zhou, Sishu & He, Zhihao & Song, Lu, 2026, "Smart governance as a driver of institutional efficiency: Evidence from urban business environment performance in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, volume 110, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2026.105607.
• Audretsch, David Bruce & Belitski, Maksim & Brush, Candida, 2026, "Signals, not sex: Gender-neutral access to equity, debt, and grants in disruptive digital sectors under turbulence," Technovation, Elsevier, volume 150, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2025.103458.
• Henn, Soeren J. & Lameke, Aimable & Mugaruka, Mastaki & Tanutama, Vincent, 2026, "Urbanization and decentralization in the Congo: Examining governance in rural towns," World Development, Elsevier, volume 199, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107219.
• Escalante, Enrique, 2026, "Friends or foes? The insurgent’s dilemma of seeking legitimacy while keeping secrets," World Development, Elsevier, volume 199, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107258.
• Yu, Weihua & Niu, Jinfei & Yao, Xin & Deng, Chenchen, 2026, "Catastrophe’s long reach: How historical natural disasters shape modern entrepreneurship?," World Development, Elsevier, volume 200, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107277.
• Apeti, Ablam Estel & Kouakou, Dorgyles C.M. & Okara, Assi & Yéo, Kolotioloma I.H., 2026, "Coups d’état and the informal economy," World Development, Elsevier, volume 207, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107477.
• Jiao Wang & Sambit Bhattacharyya & Stephen Lartey & Chirantan Chatterjee, 2026, "Demonetisation, Crime Perception and Welfare: Theory and Evidence from Kenya," CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University, number 2026-58, Jul.
• Garg, Teevrat & Gennaioli, Caterina & Lovo, Stefania & Singer, Gregor, 2026, "Fostering cooperation: the conflict-reducing effects of intervillage competition for government transfers," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129782, Jun.
• Hassan, Wesam Adel, 2026, "Speculative lives under broken economies," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 136948, Feb.
• Nombali Ntombifuthi Mngomezulu & Monwabisi Siwakhile Xegwana, 2026, "Navigating the Challenges Experienced by Informal Retailers in Managing Supply Chain Practice," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), volume 0, issue 2, pages 73-91.
• Jesus Cañas & Miguel Flores, 2026, "Subnational Bilateral Remittance Flows in the U.S.-Mexico Corridor: A Multi-Source Imputation and Validation," Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, number 2621, Aug, DOI: 10.24149/wp2621.
• Edgar J. Sánchez-Carrera & Elvio Accinelli & Humberto Muñiz, 2026, "Tourism-Led Growth or Tourism Poverty Traps? A Coordination Model of Institutions, Informality, and Local Linkages," Working Papers - Economics, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa, number wp2026_19.rdf.
• Fabio Anobile & Alberto Costantiello & Carlo Drago & Massimo Arnone & Angelo Leogrande, 2026, "Beyond Shocks: How ESG Fundamentals Shape Geopolitical Risk Across Countries," Economies, MDPI, volume 14, issue 3, pages 1-73, March.
• Clément-François Wakwinga Wabenga & Préféré Burhonyi Burhashengwa & Paul Senzira Nahayo, 2026, "Institutional responsiveness and the quality of customer complaints management in banking service usage during security crises in Goma (D.R. Congo): Clients in distress, Banks under stress
  [Réactivité institutionnelle et qualité de réponses aux ré," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05460886, Jan, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18260345.
• Ioana Botea & Markus Goldstein & Kenneth Houngbedji & Florence Kondylis & Michael O’sullivan & Harris Selod, 2026, "Right to stay? Long-run experimental evidence on land formalization and widows’ tenure security in Benin," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05482415, Feb, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103675.
• Yondo Cédric, 2026, "Impact of the restructuring of public enterprises on post-reform profitability in the Democratic Republic of Congo: analyses and perspectives
  [Impact de la restructuration des entreprises publiques sur la rentabilité post-reforme en République Dém," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05482869, Jan, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18395170.
• Etienne Fakaba Sissoko, 2026, "Repression, rising living costs, and opaque governance in Mali
  [DOCUMENTS DE RÉFLEXION DU CRAPES Répression, vie chère et gouvernement par l'opacité au Mali]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05602253, Apr.
• Zineb El Alaoui & Mohamed Karim, 2026, "Results-based management in Morocco: contributions and limitations of public performance reform
  [La gestion axée sur les résultats au Maroc : apports et limites de la réforme de la performance publique]," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05611844, May, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19946000.
• Ablam Estel Apeti & Dorgyles C.M. Kouakou & Assi Okara & Kolotioloma I.H. Yéo, 2026, "Coups d’état and the informal economy," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05658909, Nov, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107477.
• Ioana Alexandra Botea & Markus Goldstein & Kenneth Houngbedji & Florence Kondylis & Michael B. O'Sullivan & Harris Selod, 2026, "Certified to Stay ? Long-Run Experimental Evidence on Land Formalization and Widows’ Tenure Security in Benin," Working Papers, HAL, number hal-05448786, Jan.
• Fabio Anobile & Alberto Costantiello & Carlo Drago & Massimo Arnone & Angelo Leogrande, 2026, "Beyond Shocks: How ESG Fundamentals Shape Geopolitical Risk Across Countries," Working Papers, HAL, number hal-05472283, Jan.
• Gregory Mvogo & Mohamed Coulibaly & Modeste Abate & Novice Bakehe, 2026, "Financements intermédiés et informalité en Afrique," Working Papers, HAL, number hal-05609934, May.
• Hataka, Sara & Liu, Ju, 2026, "Rethinking Circular Economy from Below: Informality, Material Flows, and Hybrid Institutions in Maun, Botswana," Papers in Innovation Studies, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research, number 2026/9, Sep.
• Berniell, Inés & Berniell, Maria Lucila & Castillo, Victoria & Cañuelo, Belén & Mata, Dolores de la & García Oro, Gerardo & Grión, Néstor & Juncosa, Federico & Laguinge, Luis, 2026, "Labor Market Impacts of an Internship Program on People with Disabilities," IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank, number 14571, Apr, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014007.
• Cabrera-Hernández, Francisco & Dustan, Andrew & Osuna-Gomez, Daniel & Padilla-Romo, María, 2026, "Marginal Admission to Elite High Schools: Long-run Effects on Labor Market Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18369, Feb.
• Canavire Bacarreza, Gustavo & Herrero-Olarte, Susana & Kim, Yeon Soo, 2026, "Taxation, Informality, and Labor Market Responses: What Do We Really Know?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18449, Mar.
• El-Haddad, Amirah & Krafft, Caroline & Selwaness, Irene & Assaad, Ragui, 2026, "Formal and Informal Labor Demand in Egyptian Manufacturing Firms," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18500, Mar.
• Aldashev, Alisher & Danzer, Alexander, 2026, "Regulating Ceremonial Spending: Top-down or Bottom-up?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18585, Apr.
• Gorodnichenko, Yuriy & Sologoub, Ilona & Fedyk, Yuriy, 2026, "The Word Is Not Enough: Testing the Effects of Information Treatments on Perceived Corruption in Ukraine," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18663, May.
• Mehrotra, Santosh & Chauhan, Dr Renu, 2026, "Sectoral Divergence in Indian Manufacturing: Organised Sector Growth and Unorganised Decline," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18688, May.
• Schneider, Friedrich & Asllani, Alban, 2026, "The Structural Design of Tobacco Control and the Shadow Economy: Revenue Integrity and Illicit Tobacco Trade in Selected ASEAN Countries," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18747, Jun.
• Vilá, Joan & Bergolo, Marcelo & Cruces, Guillermo, 2026, "Enforcement Spillovers and the Efficiency Costs of Means-Tested Transfers: Evidence from Workplace Networks," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18785, Jul.
• Arias, Omar & Cesar, Andres & Fukuzawa, Daisuke & Le, Duong, 2026, "Industrial Automation and Jobs in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from Viet Nam," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18845, Aug.
• Maike Roth & Prof. Dr. Friedrich Schneider, 2026, "It's Not the Money: Why German Smokers May Turn to Illicit Markets," Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, number 2606, Jun.
• Muhammad Salah Uddin & Maria Shabir & Caterina De Lucia & Pasquale Pazienza & Ali Kabasakal, 2026, "Economic complexity and institutional quality: new insights for the shadow economy in the BRICS block," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, volume 59, issue 2, pages 1-34, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10644-025-09963-3.
• Swarnimaa Yadav & Bharat Diwakar, 2026, "Natural resources and armed conflict: examining the mediating and moderating role of institutions," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, volume 59, issue 3, pages 1-43, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10644-026-09997-1.
• Minghui Han & Hao Zhang & Junhao Zhong & Qinghua Zhang, 2026, "Driving manufacturing productivity: the role of social trust," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, volume 59, issue 5, pages 1-35, October, DOI: 10.1007/s10644-026-10052-2.
• Mohieddine Rahmouni, 2026, "Perceived business obstacles and firm growth in Tunisia: a perception-performance audit using the 2024 world bank enterprise survey," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, volume 23, issue 4, pages 1-28, October, DOI: 10.1007/s10368-026-00796-7.
• Elia Acciai & Michele Belloni & Marina Della Giusta & Giovanna Segre, 2026, "Illicit shadows: the cultural goods trade gap for Italy," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, volume 50, issue 1, pages 53-79, March, DOI: 10.1007/s10824-025-09555-z.
• Vijay Pereira & Daicy Vaz & Nisha Bamal & Umesh Bamel & Abhishek Behl, 2026, "Evaluating the resource orchestration of evolving disruptive technologies within ecosystem-based business models: evidence from the Indian railways," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, volume 51, issue 3, pages 1181-1200, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10961-024-10124-3.
• April J. Spivack & Amitabh Anand & Anders Örtenblad & Dieter Bögenhold & Christina Theodoraki & Oana Branzei, 2026, "From flashlight to spotlight: Illuminating gray shadows that shape entrepreneurship’s dark sides," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 66, issue 2, pages 551-563, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01089-0.
• Sebastian Aparicio & Diego Martinez-Moya & Juan Carlos Muñoz-Mora & David Urbano, 2026, "Managing destructive entrepreneurship in place: formal and informal institutions for the achievement of regional economic growth," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 66, issue 2, pages 565-588, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01090-7.
• Shihao Wei & Christopher Boudreaux & Zhongfeng Su & Zhan Wu & Pekka Stenholm, 2026, "Deviant response: The effect of income inequality on informal entrepreneurship in emerging economies," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 66, issue 4, pages 1673-1695, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01160-w.
• Francesco D’Ascanio & Tomas R. Martinez, 2026, "The “Big Push“ of International Trade: A Tale of Informality and Human Capital," Bank of Lithuania Working Paper Series, Bank of Lithuania, number 139, Jan.
• Kaivan Munshi & Swapnil Singh, 2026, "Social Status, Economic Development and Female Labor Force (Non) Participation," Bank of Lithuania Working Paper Series, Bank of Lithuania, number 140, Feb.
• Shakti Shree Manivannan & Brinda Viswanathan, 2026, "Owners’ Gender and Gross Value Added in India’s Unincorporated Non-Agricultural Enterprises (2023–24): An Empirical Investigation," Working Papers, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India, number 2026-310, Aug.
• Aniello Piscopo, 2026, "Disinflating in the Shadows: Informality and Monetary Policy Effectiveness," Working Papers, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, number 569, Feb, revised Sep 2026.
• Francisco J. Cabrera-Hernández & Andrew Dustan & Daniel Osuna Gomez & María Padilla-Romo, 2026, "Marginal Admission to Elite High Schools: Long-run Effects on Labor Market Outcomes," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 34706, Jan.
• Richard Lombardo & Elizabeth Frankenberg & Duncan Thomas, 2026, "Reconstruction following Destruction: Entrepreneurship in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 34839, Feb.
• Yuriy Gorodnichenko & Ilona Sologoub & Yuriy Fedyk, 2026, "The Word Is Not Enough: Testing the Effects of Information Treatments on Perceived Corruption in Ukraine," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35251, May.
• Ramesh Chandra Das, 2026, "Econometric Analysis on the Farm and Non-Farm Linkages with Respect to Employment and Output: The Post- Independent Indian Scenario," Economic Alternatives, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 2, pages 714-735, June.
• Oecd, 2026, "Inclusive food systems and market development: Insights from Colombia," OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, OECD Publishing, number 227, Jun, DOI: 10.1787/223d8b8a-en.
• Aida Caldera Sánchez & Alberto González Pandiella, 2026, "The macroeconomic impact of crime: A stocktaking of evidence-based approaches," OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing, number 1866, Jun, DOI: 10.1787/4033977d-en.
• Nishith Prakash & Soham Sahoo & Deepak Saraswat & Reetika Sindhi, 2026, "When criminality begets crime: the role of elected politicians in India," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, volume 42, issue 1, pages 61-89.
• Lavinia Mastac, 2026, "Winning Fairly: Strategic Resilience of SMEs in the Face of Informal Competition," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, volume 0, issue 2, pages 471-480, February.
• Alina Malkova, 2026, "Mobile Money, Entrepreneurship, and Informality," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, volume 52, issue 1, pages 57-106, January, DOI: 10.1057/s41302-025-00309-5.
• Jamie Bologna Pavlik & Amir B. Ferreira Neto, 2026, "Does Corruption Affect the Informal-Formal Sector Income Gap? Evidence from Brazil," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, volume 52, issue 1, pages 148-178, January, DOI: 10.1057/s41302-025-00312-w.
• Jan Carlo B. Punongbayan, 2026, "Obeying in advance: Duterte’s election and the onset of the Philippine drug war," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 202604, May.
• Anobile, Fabio & Costantiello, Alberto & Drago, Carlo & Arnone, Massimo & Leogrande, Angelo, 2026, "Beyond Shocks: How ESG Fundamentals Shape Geopolitical Risk Across Countries," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 127818, Jan.
• Asuamah Yeboah, Samuel, 2026, "From Satire to Policy: An Interdisciplinary Economic Analysis of Gulliver’s Travels and Its Insights for Institutional and Behavioural Reform in Developing Economies," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128279, Jan, revised 16 Feb 2026.
• Tamazian, Artur & Vatyan, Arman & Farooq, Khuram & Melikyan, Davit, 2026, "Does Public Financial Management Quality Improve Governance? Evidence from PEFA Assessments," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128668, Feb.
• Carlosama Morejón, Pablo Andrés, 2026, "Análisis para la creación de una blockchain pública nacional como sistema alternativo de pago para alcanzar la soberanía económica en un Ecuador dolarizado," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128686, Sep.
• Muleta-Erena, Temesgen, 2026, "The Activation Trap: A Hybrid Model of Inactive Capital, Symbolic Modernisation, And Low Equilibrium Dynamics in Aid Dependent South," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 128800, Apr.
• Lovo, Rodolfo, 2026, "Strategic Autarky and Structural Crisis Management: Time Horizons of State Resilience," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 129041, May.
• Ľubica Štiblárová, 2026, "The Institutional-Economic Nexus in Driving Greenfield FDI to European Countries," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, volume 2026, issue 1, pages 28-55, DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.903.
• Anne Brockmeyer & Francois Gerard & Gabriel Ulyssea & Linda Wu & Marcelo Bergolo & Rodrigo Ceni Gonzalez & Benard Kirui & Andrea Lopez-Luzuriaga & Leonardo Fabio Morales & Andrea Otero-Cortes & Nadine, 2026, "Formal Labor Market Dynamics and Development," PIER Discussion Papers, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, number 260, Jul.
• Chizhe Cheng & Paan Jindapon & Ajalavat Viriyavipart, 2026, "Informal Risk Sharing under Risk Heterogeneity," PIER Discussion Papers, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, number 262, Sep.
• César Carrera & Marko Razzo, 2026, "Seen and Unseen: NAIRU, informal labor market and talking points for monetary policy," Working Papers, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, number 2026-001, Apr.
• Azeezat. A. Muhammed-Ijaiya, 2026, "Assessing The Level Of Compliance With E-Waste Management Regulations In Ogun State, Nigeria," Ilorin Journal of Economic Policy, Department of Economics, University of Ilorin, volume 13, issue 1, pages 46-62.
• Carolina Guevara Rosero & Miguel Flores & Michelle Llumiquinga & Melany Tulcán, 2026, "Spatial patterns of crime in Ecuador: analyzing the impact of judicial systems and geographic elements," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, volume 64, issue 64, pages 149-173, DOI: 10.38191/iirr-jorr.25.001.
• Rodrigo Braga, 2025, "El rol de la política fiscal y de las devaluaciones nominales en las estabilizaciones basadas en el tipo de cambio," Young Researchers Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia, number 21, Sep, revised May 2026.
• María Florencia Ruiz, 2026, "Born (or Not) under Weak Statehood:Fertility and Institutional Shocks in Mexico," Young Researchers Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia, number 22, Mar, revised Mar 2026.
• Ngoc Thang Doan & Ngoc Mai Tran & Van Ha Doan & Huong Giang Mai, 2026, "The Liability of Informality and De-internationalisation During the COVID-19: International Evidence," Foreign Trade Review, , volume 61, issue 1, pages 7-30, February, DOI: 10.1177/00157325241293176.
• Piotr Dybka & Stanisław Bartha & Anna Komisarska & Michał Kowalczuk, 2026, "Measuring the sectoral VAT gap in Bulgaria: estimates and its drivers," KAE Working Papers, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Economic Analysis, number 2026-118, Jan, DOI: 10.33119/kaewps2026118.
• Piotr Dybka & Magdalena Karska & Maciej Łopusiński & Andrzej Torój, 2026, "Evaluation of the underreporting of income across households in Bulgaria: extending the Pissarides-Weber approach," KAE Working Papers, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Economic Analysis, number 2026-119, Jan, DOI: 10.33119/kaewps2026119.
• Arvind Ashta, 2026, "Breaking the Vicious Circle of Informality in Entrepreneurship: A Conceptual Framework and Policy Agenda," Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles, number 26-006, Jun.
• Franky B. A. Kogueda & Danielle Françoise Massé, 2026, "Electrification, Productivity Use of Energy, and the Informal Sector of the Global South," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, Springer, in: Ishmael Ackah & Ivie Ehanmo & Charly Gatete, "Political Economy of Electricity Access in Africa", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-20844-6_9.
• Sakineh Sojoodi & Mona Taghizadeh Alamdari, 2026, "Investigating the causal relationship between tax revenues and institutional quality," Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, Springer, volume 23, issue 1, pages 119-143, April, DOI: 10.1007/s40844-025-00326-1.
• Claudia Cantabene & Alessandro De Iudicibus & Iacopo Grassi, 2026, "Regulatory certification, informal governance, and productivity under weak state capacity," Economics of Governance, Springer, volume 27, issue 1, pages 1-64, December, DOI: 10.1007/s10101-026-00388-w.
• Sébastien Mary, 2026, "Revisiting US food aid and civil conflict," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 70, issue 3, pages 1-31, March, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-026-02896-4.
• Mohammad Amin & Caroline Nogueira, 2026, "Does competition from informal firms encourage the formal firms to obtain quality certificates?," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 70, issue 5, pages 1-69, May, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-026-02919-0.
• Betul Turkum, 2026, "The effect of mass migration on economic development: Syrian refugees in Turkey," Empirical Economics, Springer, volume 70, issue 6, pages 1-30, June, DOI: 10.1007/s00181-026-02921-6.
• Musibau Adetunji Babatunde & Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, 2026, "Advancing sustainable industrial development in Africa: the role of institutional quality and renewable energy," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, volume 28, issue 2, pages 4487-4513, February, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05170-8.
• Canh Phuc Nguyen & Binh Quang Nguyen & Duyen Thuy Le Tran, 2026, "Natural hazards and the influence on the shadow economy: non-linear evidence from panel analysis," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, volume 28, issue 6, pages 14045-14071, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05541-1.
• Salome Asena & Amos Gitau Njuguna & Jennifer Nyakinya, 2026, "Empowering young art entrepreneurs: lowering barriers for decent work in Kenya’s creative industry," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, volume 16, issue 1, pages 1-20, December, DOI: 10.1007/s40497-025-00478-9.
• Neha Smriti & Niladri Das, 2026, "From Token to Critical Mass: Comparative Analysis of Board Gender Diversity and Intellectual Capital Performance from the India and China," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), volume 17, issue 3, pages 9116-9145, June, DOI: 10.1007/s13132-026-03115-2.
• Paulo Medeiros, 2026, "Informality, financial markets, and macroeconomic instability," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, volume 36, issue 2, pages 1-42, August, DOI: 10.1007/s00191-026-00962-9.
• Ariel Herbert Fambeu, 2026, "From informality to zombification: formalization duration as the missing link in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, volume 36, issue 2, pages 1-36, August, DOI: 10.1007/s00191-026-00969-2.
• Hector Galindo-Silva & Guy Tchuente, 2026, "Religious competition, cultural change, and domestic violence: evidence from Colombia," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, volume 39, issue 1, pages 1-29, March, DOI: 10.1007/s00148-026-01146-2.
• Canh Phuc Nguyen & Nguyen Doan & Huong Doan & Hien Duy Phan & Duyen Thuy Le Tran, 2026, "The shadow economy and the soundness of the financial system," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, volume 60, issue 3, pages 8659-8694, June, DOI: 10.1007/s11135-026-02611-6.
• Amon Simba & Eric Braune & Paul Jones, 2026, "Everyday entrepreneurship in poverty: a focus on the networks of the developing world," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, volume 20, issue 7, pages 2327-2348, July, DOI: 10.1007/s11846-025-00939-1.
• P. Meenakshi & Satish Kumar & B. S. Chetana, 2026, "Drivers of informal financial dependence among fisherwomen in coastal Karnataka: a socioeconomic and institutional perspective," SN Business & Economics, Springer, volume 6, issue 8, pages 1-23, August, DOI: 10.1007/s43546-026-01261-y.
• Wafa Kouki & Nouri Chtourou, 2026, "Institutional quality and financial inclusion: the moderating role of the informal economy in developing Countries," SN Business & Economics, Springer, volume 6, issue 9, pages 1-25, September, DOI: 10.1007/s43546-026-01343-x.
• Steve Douanla MELI & Salmata OUEDRAOGO & Aurélien Kamdem YEYOUOMO, 2026, "Financial inclusion in Cameroon: an analysis of individual behavior regarding access to formal and informal financial services," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, volume 63, pages 69-95.
• Martimort, David & Simons (Semenov), Aggey, 2026, "Optimal Fixed-Terms Contracts under One-Sided Enforcement and Persistent Adverse Selection," TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), number 26-1704, Jan, revised Aug 2026.
• Joan Vilá & Marcelo Bérgolo & Guillermo Cruces, 2026, "Enforcement Spillovers and the Efficiency Costs of Means-Tested Transfers: Evidence from Workplace Networks," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON, number 26-09, Jul.
• Jianxian Wu, 2026, "A Legacy Through Millennia: Do Informal Institutions Matter for Climate Change?," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, volume 102, issue 2, pages 236-254.
• Dada James Temitope & Ajide Folorunsho M. & Tabash Mosab I. & Al-Faryan Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh, 2026, "Economic complexity and the shadow economy in Africa: An assessment of nonlinearity and asymmetry," Economics and Business Review, Paradigm, volume 12, issue 1, pages 29-54, DOI: 10.18559/ebr.2026.1.2610.
• Kiyoyasu Tanaka, 2026, "From Walking to Driving: New Firms, Jobs, and Sales Along a Mountain Road Corridor in Nepal," Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 43, issue 02, pages 91-129, June, DOI: 10.1142/S0116110526500010.