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Do lower taxes reduce informality? Evidence from Brazil

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  1. Lanza Queiroz, Bernardo & Lobo Alves Ferreira, Matheus, 2021. "The evolution of labor force participation and the expected length of retirement in Brazil," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 18(C).
  2. Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes & Luis H. Gutierrez & Juan Carlos Urueña-Mejia & Andres Ortiz & Ivan Medina Rojas & Mauricio Romero, 2023. "The role of local promoters in helping microentrepreneurs engage in digital business training. The case of Expertienda," Documentos de Trabajo 20902, Universidad del Rosario.
  3. Gomes, Diego B.P. & Iachan, Felipe S. & Santos, Cezar, 2020. "Labor earnings dynamics in a developing economy with a large informal sector," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
  4. Abel,Martin & Carranza,Eliana & Geronimo,Kimberly Jean & Ortega Hesles,Maria Elena, 2022. "Can Temporary Wage Incentives Increase Formal Employment ? Experimental Evidence from Mexico," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10234, The World Bank.
  5. 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).
  6. Wen, Huwei & Li, Nuoyan & Lee, Chien-Chiang, 2021. "Energy intensity of manufacturing enterprises under competitive pressure from the informal sector: Evidence from developing and emerging countries," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
  7. 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.
  8. Albertini, Julien & Terriau, Anthony, 2019. "Informality over the life-cycle," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 182-202.
  9. Nascimento, Marcos & Mattos, Enlinson, 2023. "Do lower taxes reduce the size of the firms? Evidence from micro-entrepreneurs in Brazil," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 226(C).
  10. Renata Narita, 2020. "Self-Employment in Developing Countries: A Search-Equilibrium Approach," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 35, pages 1-34, January.
  11. 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.
  12. Mardan, Mohammed & Stimmelmayr, Michael, 2020. "Tax competition between developed, emerging, and developing countries – Same same but different?," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
  13. Burns,Andrew,Jooste,Charl,Schwerhoff,Gregor, 2021. "Climate Modeling for Macroeconomic Policy : A Case Study for Pakistan," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9780, The World Bank.
  14. Eliane El Badaoui & Olivier Bargain & Prudence Magejo & Eric Strobl & Frank Walsh, 2023. "A Search Model with Self-Employment and Heterogeneity in Managerial Ability," Working Papers hal-04159859, HAL.
  15. Todd Kumler & Eric Verhoogen & Judith Frías, 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.
  16. Tulio Cravo & Christopher J. O'Leary & Ana Cristina Sierra & Leandro Justino Veloso, 2020. "Heterogeneous impacts on layoffs of changes in Brazilian unemployment insurance eligibility rules," Upjohn Working Papers 20-318, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
  17. Samal Kokeyeva & Petr Hajek & Ainagul Adambekova, 2022. "Small Firms’ Capital Structure and Performance," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 128-144.
  18. Gabriel Natividad, 2018. "Base tributaria y discontinuidades geopolíticas," Investigaciones, Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social.
  19. Hirofumi Takikawa, 2023. "Optimal Income Taxation and Formalization of the Informal Economy," Working Papers e189, Tokyo Center for Economic Research.
  20. Missbach, Leonard & Steckel, Jan Christoph, 2024. "Distributional impacts of climate policy and effective compensation: Evidence from 88 countries," EconStor Preprints 296491, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
  21. Daniel Guzmán, 2024. "Cyclical wage premia in the informal labour market: Persistent and downwardly rigid," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 1012, Central Bank of Chile.
  22. Bíró,Anikó & Elek,Péter & Daniel Prinz & Sándor,László, 2024. "Tax Evasion and the Contribution-Benefit Link: The Case of Maternity Benefits," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11003, The World Bank.
  23. Pavel Chakraborty & Rahul Singh & Vidhya Soundararajan, 2021. "Import Competition, Formalization, and the Role of Contract Labor," Working Papers 332157179, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department.
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  25. Andres García-Suaza & Fernando Jaramillo & Marlon Salazar, 2023. "Tax policies, informality, and real wage rigidities," Documentos de Trabajo 20744, Universidad del Rosario.
  26. Bíró, Anikó & Prinz, Dániel & Sándor, László, 2022. "The minimum wage, informal pay, and tax enforcement," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 215(C).
  27. Veloso,Fernando & Gabriel Roberto Zaourak, 2024. "A Literature Review on Productivity and Growth in Brazil," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10897, The World Bank.
  28. Max Gallien & Vanessa van den Boogaard, 2023. "Formalization and its Discontents: Conceptual Fallacies and Ways Forward," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 54(3), pages 490-513, May.
  29. Andy McKay & Jukka Pirttilä & Caroline Schimanski, 2019. "The tax elasticity of formal work in African countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-69, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  30. Ramalho,Rita & Saltane,Valentina, 2019. "Does Media Stimulate Reform Efforts ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8984, The World Bank.
  31. Doligalski, Paweł & Rojas, Luis E., 2023. "Optimal redistribution with a shadow economy," Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 18(2), May.
  32. Torm, Nina & Oehme, Marty, 2024. "Social protection and formalization in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of the literature," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 181(C).
  33. Francisco B. Galarza & Fernando Requejo, 2019. "Reducing Informality Using Two-Sided Incentives: Theory and Experiment," Working Papers 149, Peruvian Economic Association.
  34. Anyidoho, Nana Akua & Gallien, Max & Rogan, Michael & van den Boogaard, Vanessa, 2025. "The taxed informal economy: Fiscal burdens and inequality in Accra," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 187(C).
  35. Campos, Francisco & Goldstein, Markus & McKenzie, David, 2023. "How should the government bring small firms into the formal system? Experimental evidence from Malawi," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
  36. Andrew E. Hansen‐Addy & Mario Davide Parrilli & Ishmael Tingbani, 2025. "The impact of the regulatory business environment on SMEs' funding choices in developing countries: Evidence from Africa," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(1), pages 941-960, January.
  37. Dongmin Kong & Mengxu Xiong & Ni Qin, 2023. "Tax incentives and firm pollution," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 30(3), pages 784-813, June.
  38. Teyi, Shelter Selorm & Larsen, Marcus M. & Namatovu, Rebecca, 2023. "Entrepreneurial identity and response strategies in the informal economy," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
  39. Le, Duong Trung & Malesky, Edmund & Pham, Anh, 2020. "The impact of local corruption on business tax registration and compliance: Evidence from Vietnam," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 762-786.
  40. Duman, Anil, 2024. "The Diversity of Informal Employment: a survey of drivers, outcomes, and policies," OSF Preprints yg3t7, Center for Open Science.
  41. Gareth Liu-Evans & Shalini Mitra, 2023. "Formal sector enforcement and welfare," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 30(3), pages 706-728, June.
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  43. Zucco, Cesar & Lenz, Anna-Katharina & Goldszmidt, Rafael & Valdivia, Martin, 2020. "Face-to-face vs. virtual assistance to entrepreneurs: Evidence from a field experiment in Brazil," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
  44. Komatsu, Hitomi, 2024. "Presumptive Tax on Small and Microenterprises with a Gender Lens in Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10707, The World Bank.
  45. Renata Narita, 2020. "Self-Employment in Developing Countries: A Search-Equilibrium Approach," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 35, pages 1-34, January.
  46. Oanh Tran Thi Kim & Quoc Huynh Van & Nha Lam Tuan & Chau Nguyen Thi Bao & Phat Nguyen Huu, 2024. "The Relationship Between the Shadow Economy, Corruption, and Taxes: Empirical Evidence from Countries with High and Low Financial Development," Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series, Sciendo, vol. 34(4), pages 78-104.
  47. Alvarez, Jorge A. & Ruane, Cian, 2024. "Informality and aggregate productivity: The case of Mexico," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
  48. Arzi Adbi & Devanshee Shukla, 2023. "Registration at founding and firm performance: Generalization and extension replication from global data," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 54(2), pages 365-384, March.
  49. Amaral, Ernesto F. L. & Faustino, Samantha Haussmann Rodarte & Gonçalves, Guilherme Quaresma & Queiroz, Bernardo L, 2019. "Economic sector, demographic composition, educational attainment, and earnings in Brazil," OSF Preprints vz4sa, Center for Open Science.
  50. Meng Liu & Yun Liu & Yongliang Zhao, 2021. "Environmental Compliance and Enterprise Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-18, February.
  51. Floridi, Andrea & Demena, Binyam Afewerk & Wagner, Natascha, 2020. "Shedding light on the shadows of informality: A meta-analysis of formalization interventions targeted at informal firms," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
  52. Sarikaya,Furkan & Nazim Tamkoc & Jesica Torres Coronado, 2025. "Informality and the Life Cycle of Plants," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11022, The World Bank.
  53. Diego Gomes & Cezar Santos & Felipe Iachan, 2019. "Labor Earnings Dynamics with a Large Informal Sector," 2019 Meeting Papers 793, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  54. Segundo Camino-Mogro & Juan Manuel Dominguez & María Auxiliadora Guzman, 2025. "From lower levels of formality to a formal firm in Ecuador: Short-run evidence," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 45(1), pages 668-677.
  55. Piza, Caio, 2018. "Out of the Shadows? Revisiting the impact of the Brazilian SIMPLES program on firms’ formalization rates," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 125-132.
  56. Amarante, Verónica, 2022. "Fortalecimiento de los sistemas de protección social de la región: aprendizajes a partir de la pandemia de COVID-19," Documentos de Proyectos 47830, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
  57. Fietz, Katharina & Lakemann, Tabea & Beber, Bernd & Priebe, Jan & Lay, Jann, 2025. "Formalizing employment in Africa's small firms: Experimental evidence from Côte D'Ivoire," Ruhr Economic Papers 1149, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
  58. Lediga, Collen & Riedel, Nadine & Strohmaier, Kristina, 2025. "What you do (not) get when expanding the net - Evidence from forced taxpayer registrations in South Africa," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).
  59. Shamsuzzoha & Makoto Tanaka, 2021. "Formalization of manufacturing firms in Bangladesh," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(3), pages 1668-1694, August.
  60. Garaffa, Rafael & Cunha, Bruno S.L. & Cruz, Talita & Bezerra, Paula & Lucena, André F.P. & Gurgel, Angelo C., 2021. "Distributional effects of carbon pricing in Brazil under the Paris Agreement," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
  61. Clifford, Sarah & Mavrokonstantis, Panos, 2021. "Tax enforcement using a hybrid between self- and third-party reporting," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 203(C).
  62. Anna-Katharina Lenz & Martin Valdivia, 2023. "Nudging microentrepreneurs under fire: Experimental evidence from favelas in Rio de Janeiro," Working Papers 194, Peruvian Economic Association.
  63. 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).
  64. Mr. Jorge A Alvarez & Cian Ruane, 2019. "Informality and Aggregate Productivity: The Case of Mexico," IMF Working Papers 2019/257, International Monetary Fund.
  65. Nazim Tamkoc, 2024. "Fading Away Informality by Development," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10956, The World Bank.
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