02831nam 2200637 a 450 991045709770332120200520144314.01-282-29351-697866122935110-8213-7997-6(CKB)2550000000005676(EBL)476197(OCoLC)456904139(SSID)ssj0000086444(PQKBManifestationID)11111389(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086444(PQKBWorkID)10026484(PQKB)10104919(MiAaPQ)EBC476197(Au-PeEL)EBL476197(CaPaEBR)ebr10333716(CaONFJC)MIL229351(EXLCZ)99255000000000567620090514d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEconomic informality[electronic resource] causes, costs, and policies : a literature survey /Ana Maria Oviedo, Mark R. Thomas, Kamer Karakurum-ÖzdemirWashington, D.C. World Bankc20091 online resource (54 p.)World Bank working paper,1726-5878 ;no. 167Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7996-8 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. What Is Informal Economic Activity?; Boxes; 3. Causes and Costs of Informal Activities; Tables; Figures; 4. Policies to Reduce Informality; 5. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Policy Table; ReferencesThis survey assembles recent theoretical and empirical advances in the literature on economic informality and analyzes the causes and costs of informality in developed and developing economies. Using recent evidence, the survey discusses the nature and roots of informal economic activity across countries, distinguishing between informality as the result of "exclusion" and "exit." The survey provides an extensive review of recent international experience with policies aimed at reducing informality, in particular, policies that facilitate the formalization process, create a framework for the traWorld Bank working paper ;no. 167.Informal sector (Economics)Economic developmentElectronic books.Informal sector (Economics)Economic development.330Oviedo Ana María1043071Thomas Mark R(Mark Roland),1966-1043072Karakurum-Özdemir Kamer1043073World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457097703321Economic informality2467785UNINA