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Casting a Shadow: Productivity of Formal Firms and Informality

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dc.contributor.authorAmin, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorOhnsorge, Franziska L.
dc.contributor.authorOkou, Cedric
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T18:43:17Z
dc.date.available2019-07-29T18:43:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractUsing firm-level survey data for a large cross section of countries, the paper assesses the gap in labor productivity between formal and informal firms in developing countries for which comparable data are available. It also investigates the impact of competition from informal firms on the labor productivity of formal firms. The results show that on average, the labor productivity of informal firms is about one-fourth that of formal firms. Moreover, the labor productivity of formal firms that face competition from informal firms is about 75 percent of the average labor productivity of formal firms that do not experience informal competition. This suggests that competition from the informal sector can erode formal firms' market share and the resources available to boost productivity where formal firms shoulder the additional cost of regulatory compliance. These findings are robust to a range of firm and country characteristics as well as checks for endogeneity concerns.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/116331563818341148/Casting-a-Shadow-Productivity-of-Formal-Firms-and-Informality
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8945
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/32129
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8945
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINFORMALITY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.titleCasting a Shadowen
dc.title.subtitleProductivity of Formal Firms and Informalityen
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okr.crossref.titleCasting a Shadow: Productivity of Formal Firms and Informality
okr.date.disclosure2019-07-22
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/116331563818341148/Casting-a-Shadow-Productivity-of-Formal-Firms-and-Informality
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8945
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okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Legal Regulation and Business Environment
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Private Sector Economics
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitMacroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice; and the Development Economics Global Indicators Group
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