. The findings suggest that significant differences in productivity levels between the formal and informal sectors could … exist. This, in turn, might imply that the economy's aggregate productivity could be affected by the increase of the share …

productivity. Low productivity firm's optimal choice of employment and wage will be unaffected by the introduction of the minimum … wage. High productivity firms comply so that wage and employment effects are non-negative for these firms. …

We develop a theory of total factor productivity to understand differences in pro- ductivity and human capital across …

technology by informal enterprises on labour productivity. Using a sample of non-farm informal enterprises in Nigeria, we employ … productivity is significantly higher for enterprises that use digital technology than for non-users. Further analysis reveals that …

managerial capital, combining both practices and attitudes, and link it with consistent estimates of firm-level productivity and … mark-up. Even though bias may still affect the estimation of the overall influence of managerial capital on productivity …

We examine the patterns and correlates of the productivity gap between male-owned and female-owned firms for informal … productivity gaps observed at the lower end of the productivity distribution. Using decomposition methods, we find that about 73 … per cent of the productivity gap can be explained by structural effect, with the remainder being due to differences in …