The impact of regulation on growth and informality: Cross-country evidence

Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Loayza, Norman ^a   Oviedo, Ana María ^b   Servén, Luis ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Governance; Growth; Informal sector; Regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920752863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/0199204764.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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