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The impacts of trade liberalization on informal labor markets: A theoretical and empirical evaluation of the Brazilian case

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  1. Costa, Francisco & Garred, Jason & Pessoa, João Paulo, 2016. "Winners and losers from a commodities-for-manufactures trade boom," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 50-69.
  2. Sarra Ben Yahmed & Pamela Bombarda, 2020. "Gender, Informal Employment and Trade Liberalization in Mexico," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 34(2), pages 259-283.
  3. Wang, Feicheng & Liang, Zhe & Lehmann, Hartmut, 2021. "Import competition and informal employment: Empirical evidence from China," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 426, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
  4. Arias, Javier & Artuc, Erhan & Lederman, Daniel & Rojas, Diego, 2018. "Trade, informal employment and labor adjustment costs," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 396-414.
  5. François Langot & Rossana Merola & Samil Oh, 2022. "Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 171, pages 191-213.
  6. Hayakawa, Kazunobu & Keola, Souknilanh & Sudsawasd, Sasatra & Yamanouchi, Kenta, 2025. "International bridges and informal employment," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(3), pages 667-682.
  7. Becker, Dennis, 2014. "Heterogeneous Firms and Informality: The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Labor Markets," Working Papers 180124, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
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  9. Rafael Dix-Carneiro & Brian K. Kovak, 2015. "Trade Reform and Regional Dynamics: Evidence From 25 Years of Brazilian Matched Employer-Employee Data," NBER Working Papers 20908, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  10. Safojan, Romina, 2019. "The Effect of Exports on Labor Informality : Evidence from Argentina," Discussion Paper 2019-003, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
  11. Emanuel Ornelas, 2016. "Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries," CESifo Working Paper Series 5823, CESifo.
  12. Lourenco S. Paz, 2021. "How does import competition impact job type?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 41(3), pages 2063-2020.
  13. César, Andrés & Falcone, Guillermo & Gasparini, Leonardo, 2021. "Costs and benefits of trade shocks: Evidence from Chilean local labor markets," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
  14. Bunte, Jonas B. & Stanaland, Les, 2025. "The shadow economy and foreign monetary transfers," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 1285-1300.
  15. Pavel Chakraborty & Rahul Singh & Vidhya Soundararajan, 2024. "Import Competition, Formalization, and the Role of Contract Labor," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 38(4), pages 741-771.
  16. Ma, Zhendong & Wang, Di & Feng, Fan & Zhao, Tianhui, 2025. "Moving out of agriculture: How trade liberalization affects agricultural productivity in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
  17. Italo A. Gutierrez & Krishna B. Kumar & Minhaj Mahmud & Farzana Munshi & Shanthi Nataraj, 2019. "Transitions between informal and formal employment: results from a worker survey in Bangladesh," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 9(1), pages 1-27, December.
  18. Tanaka, Kiyoyasu & Greaney, Theresa M., 2024. "Trade and employment in the formal and informal sectors: A natural experiment from Cambodia," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
  19. H. Stephen Gardner & Lourenço S. Paz & John Ssozi, 2023. "The influence of international trade on labour productivity in services: The case of Brazil in the 1990s," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 268-290, February.
  20. L. Alan Winters & Antonio Martuscelli, 2014. "Trade Liberalization and Poverty: What Have We Learned in a Decade?," Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 6(1), pages 493-512, October.
  21. Xi He, 2020. "US agricultural exports and labor market adjustments," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 51(4), pages 609-621, July.
  22. Andrés César & Guillermo Falcone, 2020. "Heterogeneous Effects of Chinese Import Competition on Chilean Manufacturing Plants," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Spring 20), pages 1-60.
  23. Brian McCaig & Nina Pavcnik, 2018. "Export Markets and Labor Allocation in a Low-Income Country," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 108(7), pages 1899-1941, July.
  24. Kelishomi, Ali Moghaddasi & Nisticò, Roberto, 2024. "Economic sanctions and informal employment," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
  25. Guillermo Cruces & Guido Porto & Mariana Viollaz, 2018. "Trade liberalization and informality in Argentina: exploring the adjustment mechanisms," Latin American Economic Review, Springer;Centro de Investigaciòn y Docencia Económica (CIDE), vol. 27(1), pages 1-29, December.
  26. Mehdi Abid, 2019. "Estimating the Size of the Informal Trade Across the World: Evidence from a MIMIC Approach," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 10(2), pages 618-669, June.
  27. Lourenço S. Paz, 2022. "The China Shock Impact on Labor Informality: The Effects on Brazilian Manufacturing Workers," Economies, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-19, May.
  28. Amaral, Ernesto F.L. & Queiroz, Bernardo L. & Haussmann Rodarte Faustino, Samantha & Quaresma, Guilherme, 2025. "Individual earnings differentials by education level in Brazil: the greater inequality of the informal sector," Notas de Población, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), October.
  29. Julio Vicente Cateia & Luc Savard, 2025. "Trade and distribution in Guinea-Bissau: A computable general equilibrium analysis," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 1-30, February.
  30. Jessica Coria, 2026. "Good Intentions, Informal Outcomes: The Formalization Trap in Global E-Waste Markets," CESifo Working Paper Series 12471, CESifo.
  31. Dix-Carneiro, Rafael & Kovak, Brian K., 2023. "Globalization and Inequality in Latin America," IZA Discussion Papers 16363, IZA Network @ LISER.
  32. Dennis Becker, 2018. "Heterogeneous firms and informality: the effects of trade liberalization on labour markets," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 70(1), pages 47-72.
  33. Nihar Shembavnekar, . "Did India’s economic reforms generate jobs? Essays on economic liberalisation, labour market flexibility and employment in the Indian manufacturing sector (1990-2006)," Economics PhD Theses, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School, number 0917, September.
  34. Araújo, Bruno César & Paz, Lourenço S., 2014. "The effects of exporting on wages: An evaluation using the 1999 Brazilian exchange rate devaluation," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 1-16.
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  36. Erten, Bilge & Leight, Jessica & Tregenna, Fiona, 2019. "Trade liberalization and local labor market adjustment in South Africa," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 448-467.
  37. Zhengyang Li & Daisy Ju Huang, 2022. "Analysis of clans and employment in China from the aspect of gender," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(4), pages 1567-1591, December.
  38. 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.
  39. Ceyhun Elgin & Ferda Erturk, 2019. "Informal economies around the world: measures, determinants and consequences," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 9(2), pages 221-237, June.
  40. Moustafa Feriga & Chahir Zaki, 2025. "Opening Up, Falling Behind: A Quasi-Natural Experiment for Informal Wages in Egypt," Working Papers 1801, Economic Research Forum, revised 01 Dec 2025.
  41. Connolly, Laura, 2022. "The effects of a trade shock on gender-specific labor market outcomes in Brazil," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
  42. Salinas, Aldo & Ortiz, Cristian & Changoluisa, Javier & Muffatto, Moreno, 2023. "Testing three views about the determinants of informal economy: New evidence at global level and by country groups using the CS-ARDL approach," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 438-455.
  43. Nihar Shembavnekar, 2019. "Economic Reform, Labour Markets and Informal Sector Employment: Evidence from India," Economies, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-42, June.
  44. Safojan, Romina, 2019. "The Effect of Exports on Labor Informality : Evidence from Argentina," Other publications TiSEM de04345d-1e8f-4b40-afa2-0, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
  45. Dix-Carneiro, Rafael & Kovak, Brian K., 2019. "Margins of labor market adjustment to trade," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(C), pages 125-142.
  46. Lourenço S. Paz & Kul Prasad Kapri, 2019. "The Effects of the Chinese Imports on Brazilian Manufacturing Workers," Economies, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-22, August.
  47. Rafael Dix-Carneiro & Brian K. Kovak, 2017. "Trade Liberalization and Regional Dynamics," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 107(10), pages 2908-2946, October.
  48. Li, Kun & Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio, 2019. "The Effect of Chinese Import Competition on El Salvador’s Labor Market," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 9971, Inter-American Development Bank.
  49. Barbara Annicchiarico & Claudio Cesaroni, 2018. "Tax reforms and the underground economy: a simulation-based analysis," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 25(2), pages 458-518, April.
  50. Margaret S. McMillan & Brian McCaig, 2019. "Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Adjustment in Botswana," NBER Working Papers 26326, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  51. Rihab Bellakhal & Hend Ghazzai & Rim Lahmandi‐Ayed, 2024. "Globalisation and informality: The role of quality gap and social contributions," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(7), pages 3120-3149, July.
  52. Almeida, Rita K. & Poole, Jennifer P., 2017. "Trade and labor reallocation with heterogeneous enforcement of labor regulations," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 154-166.
  53. Lourenco Paz, 2022. "Does age modulate the impact of import competition on job type?," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 11(4), pages 161-171.
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