Does Formality Improve Micro-Firm Performance? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES Program
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micro-firms; self-employment; informality;JEL classification:
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MFD-2009-11-14 (Microfinance)
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