The demand for, and consequences of, formalization among informal firms in Sri Lanka

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-150

  de Mel, Suresh ^a   McKenzie, D David ^b   Woodruff, Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84878980744     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.2.122     Document Type: Article

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