Informality and social protection : preliminary results from pilot surveys in Bulgaria and Colombia. (English)

There is a wide agreement on the fact that a large informal economy leaves many individuals without social protection and reduces government's tax revenue and social security contributions. However, it remains an open question what really drives informality, namely whether workers are simply trapped out of the formal sector or, at least some of them, choose it because it offers better alternatives than a formal job. The policy implications are clearly...

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Peracchi,Franco;

Perotti,Valeria;

Scarpetta,Stefano;
Document Date
2007/10/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
41541
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Colombia, Bulgaria,
Region
Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Informality and social protection : preliminary results from pilot surveys in Bulgaria and Colombia.
Keywords
social security

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Peracchi,Franco; Perotti,Valeria; Scarpetta,Stefano.

Informality and social protection : preliminary results from pilot surveys in Bulgaria and Colombia. (English). Social Protection discussion paper ; no. SP 0717 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/298201468224072204

Informality and social protection : preliminary results from pilot surveys in Bulgaria and Colombia. (English)

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