Informality, saving and wealth inequality

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Borradores de Economía; No. 873
Date published
2015-03-11
Date of last update
2015-03-11
Author
Granda, Catalina
Hamann-Salcedo, Franz Alonso
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spa
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Abstract
The informal sector is an extensive phenomenon in developing countries. While some of its implications have drawn considerable attention in the literature, one relatively unexplored aspect has to do with the saving patterns of workers and rms and how the
JEL Codes
E21 - Consumption; Saving; WealthE26 - Informal Economy; Underground EconomyO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
Keywords
Informality ; Wealth inequality ; Saving ; Occupational choice models ;
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https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/6162
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/6162
https://doi.org/10.32468/be.873
https://ideas.repec.org/p/bdr/borrec/873.html
https://ideas.repec.org/p/col/000094/012621.html
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