01760cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021400 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513563862 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Role of Individual Characteristics and Policies in Driving Labor Informality in Vietnam. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Using data from the Vietnam Labor Force Survey, this paper takes a granular look at the most salient drivers of labor informality in Vietnam by examining: (i) the nature of labor informality and transitions from formal to informal employment status and the role of worker characteristics; (ii) the empirical likelihood of being in informal employment and the policy determinants of informality using within-in country variation in the business climate and governance; and (iii) whether different policy reforms have a differential impact on workers. Our analysis sheds light on how individual characteristics and policy impediments contribute to high levels of informality and points to the need for a comprehensive agenda to tackle informality. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/273 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2020/273/001.2020.issue-273-en.xml IMF e-Library