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Measuring the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Vuletin, Guillermo Javier |
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April 1, 2008 |
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Summary: This paper estimates the size of the informal economy for 32 mainly Latin American and Caribbean countries in the early 2000s. Using a structural equation modeling approach, we find that a stringent tax system and regulatory environment, higher inflation, and dominance of the agriculture sector are key factors in determining the size of the informal economy. The results also confirm that a higher degree of informality reduces labor unionization, the number of contributors to social security schemes, and enrollment rates in education.
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Working Paper No. 08/102 |
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Latin America | Caribbean | Economic conditions | Economic models | Tax systems | Inflation | Agricultural sector | Labor unions | Social security | Education |
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Informal economy | latent variable | Caribbean | Latin America |
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29 |
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