Does Inducing Informal Firms to Formalize Make Sense? : Experimental Evidence from Benin

Does Inducing Informal Firms to Formalize Make Sense? : Experimental Evidence from Benin

Efforts to bring informal firms into the formal sector are often based on a view that this will bring benefits to the firms themselves, or at least benefit governments through increasing the tax base. A randomized experiment based around the introduction of the entreprenant legal status in Benin is...

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Main Authors: Benhassine, Najy, McKenzie, David, Pouliquen, Victor, Santini, Massimiliano
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Subjects:
INFORMALITY
SMALL ENTERPRISES
REGULATORY SIMPLIFICATION
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
TAX BASE
TAXATION
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29135

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