This paper studies the impact of NAFTA on informality and real wages in Mexico. Using a dynamic industry model with … firm heterogeneity, it is predicted that import tariff elimination could reduce the incidence of informality by making more … the Mexican import tariffs are significantly related to reductions in the likelihood of informality in the tradable …

wages, and declining labor informality, a confluence of factors that reduced earnings inequality. In the aftermath of the …

wages, and declining labor informality, a confluence of factors that reduced earnings inequality. In the aftermath of the …

informality, a prevalent phenomenon in developing countries. In our quantitative model, the informal sector arises from burdensome …

significant rise in labor informality in more exposed local markets, especially among young and unskilled workers. These groups …

informality and labor income gains in more exposed local markets, driven by job creation and wage growth in the formal sector …

significant rise in labor informality in more exposed local markets, especially among young and unskilled workers. These groups …