Andrew Henley|G. Reza Arabsheibani|Francisco Carneiro
On Defining and Measuring the Informal Sector: Evidence from Brazil
Swansea University|Swansea University|Universidade Católica de Brasília
recent debate reasons informal sector led renewed focus operationalize measurement informal employment paper investigates congruence three empirical measures rate informality using brazilian household survey data period 19922004 sixtythree percent economically active informal according least one definition 40 informal according three regression analysis used shed light differences measures appropriate measurement therefore high significance policy analysis design appropriate strategies reduce informality