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The demand for, and consequences of, formalization among informal firms in Sri Lanka

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  1. The Illusion of Information Campaigns: Just because people don’t know about your policy, it doesn’t mean that an information campaign is needed
    by ? in Development Impact on 2013-05-06 18:00:00
  2. How much do firms want to stay informal?
    by Economic Logician in Economic Logic on 2013-06-14 19:58:00
  3. Targeting which informal firms might formalize and bringing them into the tax system
    by David McKenzie in Development Impact on 2017-02-06 20:14:00

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  18. Benhassine,Najy & Mckenzie,David J. & Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph & Santini,Massimiliano & Benhassine,Najy & Mckenzie,David J. & Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph & Santini,Massimiliano, 2016. "Can enhancing the benefits of formalization induce informal firms to become formal ? experimental evidence from Benin," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7900, The World Bank.
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