The evasion of fiscal and labor regulations: Firm behavior and optimal tax policy
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DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12394
Abstract: Firms face many fiscal and labor regulations, but they may evade these legal requirements in several different ways. We develop a model that captures these two types of evasion decisions and unlike existing literature assume… read more here.
Keywords: tax; evasion; optimal tax; fiscal labor ... See more keywords
Labor Regulations and the Cost of Corruption: Evidence from the Indian Firm Size Distribution
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DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00837
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we estimate the costs associated with an important suite of labor regulations in India by taking advantage of the fact that these regulations apply only to firms above a size threshold.… read more here.
Keywords: labor regulations; size; firm size; size distribution ... See more keywords
Enforcement of labor regulations and job flows: evidence from Brazilian cities
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DOI: 10.1186/s40176-018-0129-3
Abstract: The frequency of labor inspections in Brazil increased in the late 1990s. In the years that followed, between 2003 and 2007, formal employment expanded significantly in the country. This paper examines whether these city-level changes… read more here.
Keywords: enforcement labor; labor; level; job ... See more keywords