01634cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022330 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513519920 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Alvarez, Jorge. Informality and Aggregate Productivity : The Case of Mexico / Jorge Alvarez, Cian Ruane. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (43 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 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. Mode of access: Internet Nepal imf Ruane, Cian. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/257 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/257/001.2019.issue-257-en.xml IMF e-Library