Informality and Aggregate Productivity : The Case of Mexico /

We assess the aggregate productivity impact of distortions arising from labor regulations in Mexico and how they interact with informality. Using employment surveys and a firm-level economic census, we document a number of novel features about informal firms in Mexico. We then construct and estimate...

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1. autor: Alvarez, Jorge
Kolejni autorzy: Ruane, Cian
Format: Czasopismo
Język:English
Wydane: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Seria:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/257
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Streszczenie:We assess the aggregate productivity impact of distortions arising from labor regulations in Mexico and how they interact with informality. Using employment surveys and a firm-level economic census, we document a number of novel features about informal firms in Mexico. We then construct and estimate a model of heterogeneous firms and endogenous informality to study the micro and macro impacts from various policy reforms. Some reforms may have large impacts on informal employment but small impacts on aggregate productivity.
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ISSN:1018-5941
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