A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. T

This survey assembles recent theoretical and empirical advances in the literature on economic informality and analyzes the causes and costs of informality in de

This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal

The Global Informal Workforce is a fresh look at the informal economy around the world and its impact on the macroeconomy. The book covers interactions between

The Informal Economy: Measures, Causes, and Consequences provides a comprehensive account of the economics of informality through the lenses of various economic