The informality discourse is large and vibrant, and is expanding rapidly. But there is a certain conceptual incoherence … to the literature. New definitions of informality compete with old definitions leading to a plethora of alternative … article proposes that informality and formality should be seen in direct relation to economic activity in the presence of …

Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in …

Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in …

notion of ‘informality’ as a central challenge for tax design and implementation. Several insights emerge. First, the results …

The informality discourse is large and vibrant, and is expanding rapidly. But there is a certain conceptual incoherence … to the literature. New definitions of informality compete with old definitions leading to a plethora of alternative … article proposes that informality and formality should be seen in direct relation to economic activity in the presence of …

Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in …

The informality discourse is large and vibrant, and is expanding rapidly. But there is a certain conceptual incoherence … to the literature. New definitions of informality compete with old definitions leading to a plethora of alternative … article proposes that informality and formality should be seen in direct relation to economic activity in the presence of …

A stylized prediction of the development economics discourse is that informality will disappear with development. And … yet in the last twenty years conventional measures of informality, far from declining, have either remained stagnant or … have actually increased. What exactly is informality and what are its magnitudes and trends? What are the causes of …