The effectiveness of interventions to reduce informality in low- and middle income countries
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JEL classification:
- C40 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - General
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
- J48 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Particular Labor Markets; Public Policy
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2019-09-02 (Development)
- NEP-IUE-2019-09-02 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2019-09-02 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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