Efficiency in a search and matching economy with a competitive informal sector

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 118
Issue: 1
Pages: 192-194

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We consider a dual labor market with a frictional formal sector and a competitive informal sector. We show that the size of the informal sector is generally too large compared to the optimal allocation of the workers. It follows that our results give a rationale to informality-reducing policies.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:118:y:2013:i:1:p:192-194
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25