Do lower taxes reduce informality? Evidence from Brazil
We exploit a unique, large-scale formalization program in Brazil to estimate the effects of reducing the costs of formality on firm formalization. We rely on both firm-level administrative data and individual panel data to show that reducing taxes once registration costs have already been eliminated...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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