Search Results - subject_exact:"Informal economy"

Tax evasion and the informal economy in Greece : a systematic review

Bitzenis, Aristidis P.; Koutsoupias, Nikos; Nosios, Marios - 2026

This study investigates tax evasion and the informal economy in Greece through an integrated research design that combines bibliometric analysis with large-scale survey data to examine both the structure of scholarly discourse and public perceptions of economic non-compliance. The analysis...

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Customer perceptions of hygiene and trust in Johannesburg's informal food economy

Sepadi, Maasago Mercy; Hutton, Timothy - 2026

Background: Street food vending plays a central role in urban nutrition and informal employment across South Africa; however, its sustainability largely depends on consumer trust, which is strongly influenced by perceptions of hygiene. Objectives: This paper investigates customer expectations,...

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Ethics reviews meet the global south : hidden barriers to contextualized knowledge generation

Dzhengiz, Tulin; Halme, Minna; Khan, Iqra Sadaf; … - 2026

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Women's entrepreneurship in the informal economy : a socio-spatial perspective

Xheneti, Mirela; Madden, Adrian - 2025

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Demand-side perspective on the informal economy : a review and research agenda

Małecka, Agnieszka; Mitręga, Maciej; Pfajfar, Gregor - 2025

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Female-led rural nanoenterprises in business research : a systematic and bibliometric review of an overlooked entrepreneurial category

Ramírez-López, Karen Paola; Hernández-López, Ma Sandra - 2025

This study presents a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis focused on female-led nanoenterprises in rural contexts, a marginal yet increasingly relevant category within enterprise research. Despite the growing attention to micro and small businesses, nanoenterprises-defined as...

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The role and position of informal street vendors in the Onderberg District banana value chain

Kakaza, Nomfundo; Naude, Micheline Juliana - 2025

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Mobile banking apps and the informal economy : evidence from survey data in Indonesia and Bangladesh

Hunter, Shawn; Chai, Andreas; Morgan, Peter J.; Chan, Ho Fai - 2025

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The moderating role of information and communication technology diffusion in informal economy-pollution nexus in Kingdom Saudi Arabia

Sadaoui, Naima; Zabat, Lotfi; Abid, Mehdi; Hussien, … - 2025

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Parental informal occupation does not significantly deter children's school performance : a case study of peri-urban Kathmandu, Nepal

Thapa-Parajuli, Resham; Bhattarai, Sujan; Pokharel, Bibek; … - 2025

This paper investigated how parents' informal work relates to their children's academic performance. We interviewed the heads of households with 83 school-aged children in peri-urban Kathmandu to obtain information on parental occupation and child schooling. We also interviewed key informants...

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Corruption as a key driver of informality : cross-country evidence on bribery and institutional weakness

Valdiglesias, Jhon - 2025

This study investigated the impact of corruption on the persistence of informality across countries, offering new insights into the institutional dynamics that sustain informal economic activities. Drawing on firm-level data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys covering 159 countries, the analysis...

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the intertwined care crisis : evidence of gendered employment effects on informal workers in rural Viet Nam

Bui MinhTam Thi; Bui, Thai Quyen; Nguyen, Tuan Thanh - 2025

Substantial informal employment and excessive unpaid care burdens on women are characteristic of developing economies. This article takes a gender lens to examine the employment effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers in rural Viet Nam. Using 2021 Vietnamese labour force survey data with a...

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Challenging the bottom-of-the-pyramid narrative in Africa : a cross-cultural management perspective on the impact of mobile money

Jackson, Terence; Osabutey, Ellis L. C. - 2025

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Unravelling India's e-waste supply chain : a comprehensive analysis and mapping of the key agents involved

Goldar, Amrita; Nair, Kartik; Ali, Md Sarwar; Verma, Ritika - 2025

India's rapid technological growth has significantly increased electronic consumption, resulting in a surge in electronic waste (e-waste) generation. This working paper examines the complexities of India's e-waste supply chain, focusing on key agents involved, such as collectors, dismantlers,...

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The weaker vessel. Survival tactics of women entrepreneurs in Ghana’s informal economy

Appiah, Gloria; Zahoor, Nadia; Hirekhan, Manjusha - 2025

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Universal health insurance schemes : a comparative analysis of implementation features in 10 lowand middle-income countries

Bergthaller, Martina; Tessier, Lou - 2025

Reaching universal health coverage is a central objective of social protection systems.Countries can choose a variety of mechanisms to secure the right to social health protection for all. This report focuses on those countries that have chosen a universal health insurance model. More...

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The dynamics of informality and fiscal policy under sovereign risk

Pappadà, Francesco; Zylberberg, Yanos - 2025

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The dynamics of informality and fiscal policy under sovereign risk

Pappadà, Francesco; Zylberberg, Yanos - 2025

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Trade policies and the shadow economy : the nexus of tariffs, non-tariff barriers and trade freedom in N-11 countries

Uddin, Muhammad Salah; Hamid, Abm Absar; Hosain, Md. Sahadat - 2025

The shadow economy (SE), which is hard to define and even harder to tackle, is posing a serious challenge in emerging countries. The study examines the impact of tariff (TAR) and non-tariff (NTAR) barriers on SE in N-11 countries. Additionally, it investigates the role of market signaling...

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Foggy social structures : irregular migration, European labour markets and the welfare state

2025 - First edition.

INTRODUCTION 1 Irregular migration as a structural phenomenon PART I IRREGULAR MIGRATION AND EASTERN ENLARGEMENT 2 From irregular migrants to fellow Europeans: Changes in Romanian migratory flows 3 Illegality in everyday life: Polish workers in Dutch agriculture 4 The informal economy of paid...

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Mapping the informal economy around the world with an enhanced MIMIC approach : new estimates for 110 countries from 1997-2022

Asllani, Alban; Dell' Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2024

Using an enhanced MIMIC method, this paper presents new estimates of the Informal Economy (IE) for 110 countries from 1997 to 2022. We address several limitations found in previous estimates of the IE, notably issues surrounding the missing values, time-invariant country characteristics, and...

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Tourism and the shadow economy : long-run and short-run implications for resource allocation

Kahyalar, Neslihan; Neelu Seetaram; Fethi, Sami - 2024

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The relationship between informal economy and income inequality : an econometric analysis for BRICS countries

Kum, Hakan - 2024

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Are the informal economy and cryptocurrency substitutes or complements?

Goel, Rajeev K.; Mazhar, Ummad - 2024

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Fostering active ageing in Thailands informal economy : a policy imperative discussion

Euamporn Phijaisanit - 2024

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Are democratic regime and the magnitude of the informal economy robust determinants of human impacts on the environment? : an extreme bounds analysis

Vourvoulia, Michaela; Kampas, Athanasios - 2024

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Challenging the formality bias : the organization of informal work, working relations, and collective agency in Kenya and Tanzania

Riisgaard, Lone; Torm, Nina; Kinyondo, Godbertha; … - 2024

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Who has economic capabilities? : credit, gender and informal self-employment in Indonesia

Samir, Namira; Lawson, David - 2024

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Long-run estimates of the global informal economies and new insights for 152 countries over 1997 to 2022 using an enhanced MIMIC approach

Asllani, Alban; Dell' Anno, Roberto; Schneider, Friedrich - 2024

Using an enhanced MIMIC method, this paper presents new and long-run estimates of the Informal Economy (IE) for 152 countries from 1997 to 2022. We address several limitations found in previous estimates of the IE, notably issues surrounding the missing values, time-invariant country...

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Double dualism, economic growth slowdown, and falling income inequality in Thailand

Vechsuruck, Tanadej; Pratoomchat, Praopan - 2024

Thailand has experienced a decline in income inequality coupled with unimpressive economic growth since the end of the 1997/98 Asian ﬁnancial crisis. This paper uses the structuralist approach to understand how these concurrent economic phenomena have become deeply intertwined. We argue that...

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A qualitative diagnosis of factors influencing presumptive tax collection in Zimbabwe

Edmore, Munjeyi; Houdini, Fourie - 2024

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The case for mixed methods research : embracing qualitative research to understand the (informal) economy

Cartwright, Edward; Igudia, Eghosa - 2024

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Analysing the informal economy : data challenges, research design, and research transparency

Ackrill, Robert W.; Igudia, Eghosa - 2024

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Digital payments, informality and economic growth

Aguilar, Ana; Frost, Jon; Guerra, Rafael; Kamin, Steven; … - 2024

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Enhancing gender-responsive social protection among informal and traditionally uncovered workers in sub-Saharan Africa : an assessment of access to maternity protection

Mokomane, Zitha; Grzesik-Mourad, Laurel; Heymann, Jody - 2024

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Toward a middle-income tax structure : a development perspective with a focus on Bangladesh

Ahsan, Syed Mainul - 2024

This paper, originally designed to focus on discovering a suitable tax structure that befits an aspiring LMIE as it advances toward the UMIE status. On reflection, it becomes evident that it is hard to meaningfully deliberate on the composition of taxes without focussing in equal measure on the...

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Toward a Middle-Income Tax Structure: A Development Perspective with a Focus on Bangladesh

Ahsan, Syed Mainul - 2024

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The role of the informal economy in achieving the sustainable development goals in Europe

Dell' Anno, Roberto; Davidescu, Adriana Ana Maria; … - 2024

This study investigated the relationship between the informal economy and sustainable development, focussing on how the shadow economy influenced the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulated in the 2030 Agenda in Europe. The research used data extracted from the...

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Taking stock : a socio-economic assessment of Moldova's europeanisation in light of its EU membership prospects

Longhurst, Kerry Anne - 2024

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Formal and informal labor demand in Egyptian manufacturing firms

El-Haddad, Amirah; Krafft, Caroline; Selwaness, Irene N.; … - 2026

This paper investigates the determinants and dynamics of labour demand and specifically informal labour in Egypt's manufacturing sector, using nationally representative firm-level data from the 2020/21 Egyptian Industrial Firm Behavior Survey. Applying ordinary least squares and fractional logit...

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Research on the shadow economy and assessment of is scale : on the example of Kazakhstan

Mergenbaeva, Aziza Tojmachambetovna; Nurasheva, Kulyanda; … - 2026

The manuscript aims to assess the scale of shadow economic processes within the non-observed economy, focusing on the self-employment sector, which is insufficiently reflected in national statistics. The research methodology includes an analysis of the conceptual foundations of the shadow...

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Study protocol : a mixed-methods investigation of the impact of health and safety practices on the business performance among street food vendors in Johannesburg

Sepadi, Maasago Mercy; Hutton, Timothy - 2026

The informal street food sector serves as a vital component of urban economies in South Africa, providing affordable nutrition and employment. However, this industry struggles to comply with required health and safety practices and standards. This study protocol outlines a mixed-methods...

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Inclusive urban futures : from inequality to opportunity

2026

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The hidden sector : just transitions to the formal economy

2026

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Taxation, informality, and labor market responses : what do we really know?

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Herrero Olarte, Susana; … - 2026

This paper critically reviews the empirical and structural literature on the effects of income taxation on informal economic activity. Although labor taxation has been widely studied in relation to labor market outcomes, evidence linking income taxes to informality remains fragmented and uneven...

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Labor informality and macroeconomic volatility

Ávila-Montealegre, Oscar Iván; Grajales-Olarte, Anderson - 2026

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The cost of informality in Brazilian wages : an updated discussion

Gomes, Magno; Souza, Solange; Mourão, Paulo; Silva, Otávio - 2026

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Variations in accountability systems of informal taxation across regions in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Iormbagah, Jacob - 2026

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Shadow economies and state disconnection : Myanmar's policy paradox

Aung, Winston Set - 2026

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The long shade of labor informality

Álvarez, Andrés; Becerra, Oscar; Fernández, Manuel - 2026

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Informal labor market, inflation and monetary policy

Piscopo, Aniello - 2026

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Informal economy and trade in the agricultural sector

Malik, Shahroo; Oberhofer, Harald; Paniagua, Jordi - 2026

This paper examines how incorporating the informal economy influences the estimated benefits of international trade liberalization. Using a structural gravity framework, we quantify the impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) while explicitly accounting for the presence of shadow (informal)...

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