Reducing Informality Using Two-Sided Incentives: Theory and Experiment
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
Other versions of this item:
- Galarza, Francisco & Requejo, Fernando, 2019. "Reducing Informality Using Two-Sided Incentives: Theory and Experiment," Working Papers 2019-003, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.
References listed on IDEAS
- Rafael La Porta & Andrei Shleifer, 2014.
"Informality and Development,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 28(3), pages 109-126, Summer.
- Rafael LaPorta & Andrei Shleifer, "undated". "Informality and Development," Working Paper 171301, Harvard University OpenScholar.
- Rafael La Porta & Andrei Shleifer, 2014. "Informality and Development," NBER Working Papers 20205, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- LaPorta, Rafael & Shleifer, Andrei, 2014. "Informality and Development," Scholarly Articles 12343780, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Paul Castillo & Cesar Carrera & Marco Ortiz & Hugo Vega, 2014.
"Spillovers, capital flows and prudential regulation in small open economies,"
Working Papers
10, Peruvian Economic Association.
- Castillo, Paul & Carrera, Cesar & Ortiz, Marco & Vega, Hugo, 2014. "Spillovers, capital flows and prudential regulation in small open economies," Working Papers 2014-006, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.
- Paul Castillo & Cesar Carrera & Marco Ortiz & Hugo Vega, 2014. "Spillovers, capital ows and prudential regulation in small open economies," BIS Working Papers 459, Bank for International Settlements.
- James A Wilcox, 2007. "Forecasting Components of Consumption with Components of Consumer Sentiment," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 42(4), pages 22-32, October.
- Lahura, Erick, 2017.
"Sistema financiero, informalidad y evasión tributaria en el Perú,"
Revista Moneda, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, issue 169, pages 24-28.
- Lahura, Erick, 2016. "Sistema financiero, informalidad y evasión tributaria en Perú," Revista Estudios Económicos, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, issue 32, pages 55-70.
- Lahura, Erick, 2016. "Sistema financiero, informalidad y evasión tributaria en el Perú," Working Papers 2016-011, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.
- Carl E. Walsh, 2010. "Monetary Theory and Policy, Third Edition," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 3, volume 1, number 0262013770, December.
- Gustavo Henrique de Andrade & Miriam Bruhn & David McKenzie, 2016.
"A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms,"
The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 30(1), pages 24-54.
- de Andrade, Gustavo Henrique & Bruhn, Miriam & McKenzie, David, 2013. "A helping hand or the long arm of the law ? experimental evidence on what governments can do to formalize firms," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6435, The World Bank.
- de Andrade, Gustavo Henrique & Bruhn, Miriam & McKenzie, David, 2013. "A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms," IZA Discussion Papers 7402, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- 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).
- Miguel Jaramillo, 2013. "Is there demand for formality among informal firms? Evidence from microfirms in downtown Lima," Avances de Investigación 0013, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE).
- Maurice Obstfeld & Kenneth S. Rogoff, 1996. "Foundations of International Macroeconomics," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262150476, December.
- Miriam Bruhn & David McKenzie, 2014.
"Entry Regulation and the Formalization of Microenterprises in Developing Countries,"
The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 29(2), pages 186-201.
- Bruhn, Miriam & McKenzie, David, 2013. "Entry regulation and formalization of microenterprises in developing countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6507, The World Bank.
- 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.
- Allingham, Michael G. & Sandmo, Agnar, 1972. "Income tax evasion: a theoretical analysis," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(3-4), pages 323-338, November.
- 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.
- Stockman, Alan C & Tesar, Linda L, 1995.
"Tastes and Technology in a Two-Country Model of the Business Cycle: Explaining International Comovements,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 85(1), pages 168-185, March.
- Alan C. Stockman & Linda L. Tesar, 1990. "Tastes and Technology in a Two-Country Model of the Business Cycle: Explaining International Comovements," NBER Working Papers 3566, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Alan C. Stockman & Linda L. Tesar, 1991. "Tastes and technology in a two-country model of the business cycle: explaining international co-movements," Working Papers (Old Series) 9019, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
- Rocha, Rudi & Ulyssea, Gabriel & Rachter, Laísa, 2018. "Do lower taxes reduce informality? Evidence from Brazil," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 28-49.
- Loayza, Norman V., 1996.
"The economics of the informal sector: a simple model and some empirical evidence from Latin America,"
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 129-162, December.
- Loayza, Norman A., 1997. "The economics of the informal sector : a simple model and some empirical evidence from Latin America," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1727, The World Bank.
- Norman Loayza, 2007. "The causes and consequences of informality in Peru," Working Papers 2007-018, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Celia P. Vera & Bruno Jiménez, 2022. "The Short-Term Labor Market Impact of Venezuelan Immigration in Peru," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0304, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
- Celia P. Vera & Bruno Jiménez, 2022. "Do immigrants take or create natives' jobs? Evidence of Venezuelan immigration in Peru," Working Papers 2022-18, Lima School of Economics.
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.- 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.
- Todd Kumler & Eric Verhoogen & Judith FrÃas, 2020.
"Enlisting Employees in Improving Payroll Tax Compliance: Evidence from Mexico,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 102(5), pages 881-896, December.
- Todd Kumler & Eric Verhoogen & Judith A. Frías, 2013. "Enlisting Employees in Improving Payroll-Tax Compliance: Evidence from Mexico," NBER Working Papers 19385, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kumler, Todd J. & Verhoogen, Eric & Frias, Judith A., 2013. "Enlisting Employees in Improving Payroll-Tax Compliance: Evidence from Mexico," IZA Discussion Papers 7591, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Verhoogen, Eric & , & Kumler, Todd, 2013. "Enlisting Employees in Improving Payroll-Tax Compliance: Evidence from Mexico," CEPR Discussion Papers 9622, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Luc Jacolin & Joseph Keneck Massil & Alphonse Noah, 2021.
"Informal sector and mobile financial services in emerging and developing countries: Does financial innovation matter?,"
The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(9), pages 2703-2737, September.
- Luc Jacolin & Joseph Keneck Massil & Alphonse Noah, 2021. "Informal Sector and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging and Developing Countries: Does Financial Innovation Matter?," Post-Print hal-03104350, HAL.
- Bachas, Pierre & Gadenne, Lucie & Jensen, Anders, 2020.
"Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution,"
The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS)
1277, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
- Pierre Bachas & Lucie Gadenne & Anders Jensen, 2020. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," NBER Working Papers 27429, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bachas,Pierre Jean & Gadenne,Lucie & Jensen,Anders, 2020. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9267, The World Bank.
- Bachas, Pierre & Gadenne, Lucie & Jensen, Anders, 2020. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 487, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
- Pierre Bachas & Lucie Gadenne & Anders Jensen, 2020. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," IFS Working Papers W20/14, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Gadenne, Lucie & Jensen, Anders & Bachas, Pierre, 2020. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," CEPR Discussion Papers 14945, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Pierre Bachas & Lucie Gadenne & Anders Jensen, 2022. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," Working Papers 945, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance.
- Anders Jensen & Pierre Bachas & Lucie Gadenne, 2021. "Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution," CID Working Papers 407, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
- Caro, Paolo Di & Sacchi, Agnese, 2020. "The heterogeneous effects of labor informality on VAT revenues: Evidence on a developed country," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
- Albertini, Julien & Fairise, Xavier & Terriau, Anthony, 2021.
"Health, wealth, and informality over the life cycle,"
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
- Julien Albertini & Xavier Fairise & Anthony Terriau, 2020. "Health, wealth, and informality over the life cycle," Working Papers 2001, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.
- Julien Albertini & Xavier Fairise & Anthony Terriau, 2020. "Health, wealth, and informality over the life cycle," Working Papers halshs-02447426, HAL.
- Julien Albertini & Xavier Fairise & Anthony Terriau, 2021. "Health, wealth, and informality over the life cycle," Post-Print halshs-04204687, HAL.
- Jessen, Jonas & Kluve, Jochen, 2021.
"The effectiveness of interventions to reduce informality in low- and middle-income countries,"
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 138.
- Jessen, Jonas & Kluve, Jochen, 2021. "The effectiveness of interventions to reduce informality in low- and middle-income countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
- Jessen, Jonas & Kluve, Jochen, 2019. "The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Informality in Low- and Middle Income Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 12487, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Jessen, Jonas & Kluve, Jochen, 2019. "The effectiveness of interventions to reduce informality in low- and middle income countries," Ruhr Economic Papers 814, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
- Roberto Dell'Anno, 2022. "Theories and definitions of the informal economy: A survey," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(5), pages 1610-1643, December.
- César Carrera, 2018.
"Estimación del Consumo a partir de sus Componentes Principales en la Tabla Insumo-Producto,"
Working Papers
129, Peruvian Economic Association.
- Carrera, César, 2019. "Estimación del Consumo a partir de sus Componentes Principales en la Tabla Insumo-Producto," Working Papers 2019-004, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú.
- Mbara, Gilbert & Tyrowicz, Joanna & Kokoszczynski, Ryszard, 2020.
"Striking a balance: Optimal tax policy with labor market duality,"
Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
- Gilbert Mbara & Ryszard Kokoszczynski & Joanna Tyrowicz, 2017. "Striking a balance: optimal tax policy with labor market duality," GRAPE Working Papers 16, GRAPE Group for Research in Applied Economics.
- Mbara, Gilbert & Tyrowicz, Joanna & Kokoszczynski, Ryszard, 2020. "Striking a Balance: Optimal Tax Policy with Labor Market Duality," IZA Discussion Papers 13631, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Gilbert Mbara & Joanna Tyrowicz & Ryszard Kokoszczynski, 2017. "Striking a balance: optimal tax policy with labor market duality," Working Papers 2017-12, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
- Andres García-Suaza & Fernando Jaramillo & Marlon Salazar, 2023.
"Tax policies, informality, and real wage rigidities,"
Documentos de Trabajo
20744, Universidad del Rosario.
- 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.
- Rubolino, Enrico, 2023. "Does weak enforcement deter tax progressivity?," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 219(C).
- Colin C. Williams, 2023. "A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 18668.
- 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.
- Owolabi, Adegboyega O. & Berdiev, Aziz N. & Saunoris, James W., 2022. "Is the shadow economy procyclical or countercyclical over the business cycle? International evidence," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 257-270.
- Nino Kokashvili & Irakli Barbakadze & Ketevani Kapanadze, 2017. "How Participating In The Shadow Economy Affects The Growth Of Latvian Firms," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 101, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
- Phoebe W. Ishak & Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, 2022.
"Oil price shocks, protest, and the shadow economy: Is there a mitigation effect?,"
Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(2), pages 298-321, July.
- Ishak, Phoebe W. & Fritsche, Ulrich, 2020. "Oil Price Shocks, Protest and the Shadow Economyː Is there a Mitigation Effect?," WiSo-HH Working Paper Series 52, University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, WISO Research Laboratory.
- Pierre Nguimkeu & Cedric Okou, 2021. "Leveraging digital technologies to boost productivity in the informal sector in Sub‐Saharan Africa," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 38(6), pages 707-731, November.
- Beck, T.H.L. & Hoseini, M., 2014.
"Informality and Access to Finance : Evidence from India,"
Other publications TiSEM
00e890f4-bd1a-46ba-9064-7, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
- Beck, T.H.L. & Hoseini, M., 2014. "Informality and Access to Finance : Evidence from India," Other publications TiSEM e5c25baf-18fc-4e4f-910c-1, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
- Beck, T.H.L. & Hoseini, M., 2014. "Informality and Access to Finance : Evidence from India," Discussion Paper 2014-052, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
- Semih Tumen, 2017.
"Entrepreneurship in the shadows,"
The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 25(2), pages 239-269, April.
- Tumen, Semih, 2016. "Entrepreneurship in the Shadows: Wealth Constraints and Government Policy," IZA Discussion Papers 10324, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Semih Tumen, 2016. "Entrepreneurship in the Shadows: Wealth Constraints and Government Policy," Working Papers 1623, Research and Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
More about this item
Keywords
Network externality; informality; two-sided incentives; experiments;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENT-2019-06-10 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-EXP-2019-06-10 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-IUE-2019-06-10 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-PAY-2019-06-10 (Payment Systems and Financial Technology)
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:apc:wpaper:149. 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: Nelson Ramírez-Rondán (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/peruvea.html .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.