Coming out of the shadows? Estimating the impact of bureaucracy simplification and tax cut on formality in Brazilian microenterprises

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-115

  Monteiro, Joana C M ^a   Assunção, Juliano J ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Informal economy; Tax legislation

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INFORMAL SECTOR; MICROENTERPRISE; TAX INCENTIVE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84861792315     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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