Economic reform, informal–formal sector linkages and intervention in the informal sector in developing countries: A paradox

Within a general equilibrium framework of a developing economy with a foreign owned factor of production, this paper questions whether the informal–formal sector relationship is pro-cyclical/complementary – expansion or contraction in one necessarily implies an expansion or contraction in the other...

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Volume:	19
Main Author:	Arvin-Rad, Hassan Basu, Arnab K Willumsen, Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier Inc 2010 ELSEVIER Elsevier Elsevier B.V Elsevier Science Ltd
published in:	International review of economics & finance Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 662 - 670
Data of publication:	2010
ISSN:	1059-0560 1873-8036
EISSN:	1873-8036
Discipline:	Economics Business
Series:	International Review of Economics & Finance
Subjects:	Rural–urban migration Urban informal sector Technological change Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Business, Finance Rural-urban migration Urban informal sector Technological change Economic aspects Developing countries Economic reform Universities and colleges Rural-urban migration International business enterprises Studies Intervention Informal economy Developing countries--LDCs R23 J08 Urban informal sector R13 Rural–urban migration Technological change Rural-urban migration
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