LEADER 05994oam 22013934 450 001 9910818880703321 005 20240402044544.0 010 $a1-4623-0131-2 010 $a9786612840579 010 $a1-4518-6963-0 010 $a1-282-84057-6 010 $a1-4519-8931-8 035 $a(CKB)3170000000055013 035 $a(EBL)1605812 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000944168 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11595733 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000944168 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10983810 035 $a(PQKB)11483809 035 $a(OCoLC)815736367 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1605812 035 $a(IMF)WPIEE2008102 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000055013 100 $a20020129d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMeasuring the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean /$fGuillermo Javier Vuletin 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cInternational Monetary Fund,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (31 p.) 225 1 $aIMF Working Papers 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4519-1417-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; I. Introduction; II. Methods for Measuring the Size of the Informal Economy; III. Data; A. Cause Variables; B. Indicator Variables; IV. Empirical Results; A. Preliminary Evidence; B. MIMIC Estimation Results; C. Estimation of the Size of the Informal Economy; D. Relative Contribution of Each Cause Variable to the Size of the Informal Economy; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendix; Data Construction and Sources; Figures; 1. MIMIC Estimation Results, Model 1; 2. MIMIC Estimation Results, Model 2; 3. MIMIC Estimation Results, Model 3; 4. Estimated Size of the Informal Economy 327 $a5. Caribbean: Contribution of Each Cause Variable to the Size of the Informal Economy Tables; 1. Size of the Informal Economy and VAT Tax Evasion; 2. Correlations Between Cause and Indicator Variables; 3. Estimated Size of Informal Economy: Standardized and Absolute Values; 4. Caribbean: Estimated Absolute Size of the Informal Economy Under Alternative Model Specifications; 5. Relative Contribution of Each Causal Variable to the Size of the Informal Economy 330 3 $aThis paper estimates the size of the informal economy for 32 mainly Latin American and Caribbean countries in the early 2000s. Using a structural equation modeling approach, we find that a stringent tax system and regulatory environment, higher inflation, and dominance of the agriculture sector are key factors in determining the size of the informal economy. The results also confirm that a higher degree of informality reduces labor unionization, the number of contributors to social security schemes, and enrollment rates in education. 410 0$aIMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;$vNo. 2008/102 606 $aTaxation$xEconometric models$xTaxation$zLatin America 606 $aTaxation$xEconometric models$xTaxation$zCaribbean Area 606 $aInformal sector (Economics)$zLatin America$xEconometric models 606 $aMacroeconomics$2imf 606 $aMoney and Monetary Policy$2imf 606 $aTaxation$2imf 606 $aEconomics: General$2imf 606 $aAgribusiness$2imf 606 $aInformal Economy$2imf 606 $aUnderground Econom$2imf 606 $aLabor Economics: General$2imf 606 $aTaxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General$2imf 606 $aAgriculture: General$2imf 606 $aMonetary Systems$2imf 606 $aStandards$2imf 606 $aRegimes$2imf 606 $aGovernment and the Monetary System$2imf 606 $aPayment Systems$2imf 606 $aEconomics of specific sectors$2imf 606 $aLabour$2imf 606 $aincome economics$2imf 606 $aPublic finance & taxation$2imf 606 $aAgricultural economics$2imf 606 $aMonetary economics$2imf 606 $aInformal economy$2imf 606 $aLabor$2imf 606 $aTax incidence$2imf 606 $aAgricultural sector$2imf 606 $aCurrencies$2imf 606 $aInformal sector$2imf 606 $aEconomics$2imf 606 $aLabor economics$2imf 606 $aTax administration and procedure$2imf 606 $aAgricultural industries$2imf 606 $aMoney$2imf 607 $aTrinidad and Tobago$2imf 615 0$aTaxation$xEconometric models$xTaxation 615 0$aTaxation$xEconometric models$xTaxation 615 0$aInformal sector (Economics)$xEconometric models. 615 7$aMacroeconomics 615 7$aMoney and Monetary Policy 615 7$aTaxation 615 7$aEconomics: General 615 7$aAgribusiness 615 7$aInformal Economy 615 7$aUnderground Econom 615 7$aLabor Economics: General 615 7$aTaxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General 615 7$aAgriculture: General 615 7$aMonetary Systems 615 7$aStandards 615 7$aRegimes 615 7$aGovernment and the Monetary System 615 7$aPayment Systems 615 7$aEconomics of specific sectors 615 7$aLabour 615 7$aincome economics 615 7$aPublic finance & taxation 615 7$aAgricultural economics 615 7$aMonetary economics 615 7$aInformal economy 615 7$aLabor 615 7$aTax incidence 615 7$aAgricultural sector 615 7$aCurrencies 615 7$aInformal sector 615 7$aEconomics 615 7$aLabor economics 615 7$aTax administration and procedure 615 7$aAgricultural industries 615 7$aMoney 676 $a330 700 $aVuletin$b Guillermo Javier$01683018 801 0$bDcWaIMF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818880703321 996 $aMeasuring the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean$94053516 997 $aUNINA