Who Benefits from Reducing the Cost of Formality? Quantile Regression Discontinuity Analysis
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- Gabrieli, T. & Galvao Jr, A. F. & Montes-Rojas, G., 2010. "Who benefits from reducing the cost of formality? Quantile regression discontinuity analysis," Working Papers 10/07, Department of Economics, City University London.
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Formality; Micro-firms; Quantile regression; Regression discontinuity;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-IUE-2011-07-21 (Informal & Underground Economics)
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