1st Edition

The Informal Economy Measures, Causes, and Consequences

By Ceyhun Elgin Copyright 2021
200 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Informal Economy: Measures, Causes, and Consequences provides a comprehensive account of the economics of informality through the lenses of various economic perspectives. Although informal economic activity is widespread all around the world, many issues around its nature and consequences remain largely under-explored or unresolved. Most importantly, the evidence presented in the existing... Read more

(1) Informality: curse or opportunity?

(2) Definitions of informality

(3) Measuring informality

(4) Size of the informal sector worldwide

(5) Determinants of informality

(6) Effects of informality

(7) Concluding remarks

Biography

Ceyhun Elgin is a Professor of Economics at Boğaziçi University, Turkey, and a Lecturer in Discipline at Columbia University, USA.