Report NEP-IUE-2026-07-20

This is the archive for NEP-IUE, a report on new working papers in the area of Informal and Underground Economics. Catalina Granda-Carvajal issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• 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.
• Nils H. Lehr & Johanna Schauer & Hugo Tuesta, 2026, "Minimum Wages and the Informality Constraint," IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund, number 2026/126, Jun.
• Brockmeyer, Anne & Gerard, Francois & Ulyssea, Gabriel & Wu, Linda & Bergolo, Marcelo & Ceni Gonzalez, Rodrigo & Kirui, Benard & Lopez-Luzuriaga, Andrea & Morales, Leonardo & Otero-Cortés, Andrea & R, 2026, "Formal Labor Market Dynamics and Development," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 18733, Jun.
• Allouard, Hugo & Cecere, Grazia & De Sousa, Jose & Marie, Olivier & Picard, Ines, 2026, "Deliver Us from Crime? Gig Jobs, Labor Market Opportunities, and Offending," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21089, Jan.
• Jonathan S. Hartley & Morris M. Kleiner, 2026, "Analyzing Occupational Licensing Across Nations," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 35424, Jul.
• Shoib, Zulekha & Karim Soomro, Hassnain & Lohana, Sneha, 2025, "Is the absence of unionisation among women domestic workers in Pakistan a result of choice or structural constraint?," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 129909, Dec.
• 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.
• Bustos, Sebastian & Pomeranz, Dina & Suárez Serrato, Juan Carlos & Vila-Belda, Jose & Zucman, Gabriel, 2026, "The Race Between Tax Enforcement and Tax Planning: Evidence From a Natural Experiment in Chile," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21105, Jan.
• Mayara Felix & Beatriz Marcoje & Ieda Matavelli & Maria Clara Rodrigues, 2026, "Employment Preferences of Favela Residents," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, number 2519, Jan.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bilicka, Katarzyna & Traini, Simone, 2026, "A Leak in Paradise: Reputation Repair Policies After Offshore Data Leaks," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 21107, Jan.
• Luiu, Carlo & Wandera, Amos & Bukachi, Vera & Day, Rosie, 2026, "Exploring the mobilities of Kenyan older people living in informal settlements using a capability approach," SocArXiv, Center for Open Science, number fkh7z_v1, Jun, DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/fkh7z_v1.