Government Effectiveness and Regional Variation in Informal Employment
研究了政府效能如何影响非正规就业，理论模型结合地方治理和工人技能水平，利用巴西城市数据发现治理越好、教育越高的地区工人非正规就业概率越低。
Abstract\n This paper analyses the role of government effectiveness in the determination of informal employment. A theoretical model is developed, in which local governance and worker skill level are assumed to influence the decision of the worker whether to seek employment in the formal or informal sector. The model is assessed empirically using data from Brazil, where almost half of the urban labour force is employed informally. The empirical analysis supports the predictions of the model and suggests that the probability of a worker being employed informally is lower in regions with better governance and higher average education.