Informality in Paraguay : macro-micro evidence and policy implications /
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Author / Creator: | Vargas, Mauricio, 1977- (IMF staff), author. |
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Imprint: | [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2015. |
Description: | 1 online resource (33 pages) : color illustrations. |
Language: | English |
Series: | IMF working paper ; WP/15/245 IMF working paper ; WP/15/245. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12505604 |
Other authors / contributors: | International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department. |
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ISBN: | 1513529277 9781513529271 |
ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
Notes: | "November 2015." "Western Hemisphere Department." Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22). Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF.org Web site, viewed November 30, 2015). |
Summary: | Paraguay's economy features a high degree of informality. Based on different estimation approaches, informal activity represents more than half of total employment in Paraguay, a higher rate than those observed in its Latin American and the Caribbean peers. Theoretical and empirical considerations support the notion that regulations, enforcement policies, and government effectiveness are the ultimate determinants of informality. In all of these areas Paraguay performs weakly compared to regional peers. Using household and enterprise surveys, we find that Paraguay's informal sector absorbs the most vulnerable workers but affects negatively medium and large firms in the formal sector. DSGE model simulations suggest that the optimal combination of policies to reduce informality is not straightforward, and needs to reflect the specific circumstances and objectives of the country. --Abstract. |
Standard no.: | 10.5089/9781513529271.001 |
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