What induces firms to subcontract to the informal sector? Evidence from a developing country

Adding specific firm-level insights into the factors driving firms to subcontract operations to the informal sector, this article uses data from garment exporters in Pakistan. Nesting the analysis in the larger literature on the drivers of the shadow economy, we find that sole proprietorship ownersh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied economics letters 2020-02, Vol.27 (3), p.178-187
Hauptverfasser:	Goel, Rajeev K., Rehman, Fahd
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Companies Economic analysis Economic theory Economics Entrepreneurs firm age firm size Informal economy Ownership Pakistan sole proprietorship subcontracting
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