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dc.titleThe Impact of Bank Credit on Employment Formality in Uruguay
dc.contributor.authorGandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.authorRasteletti, Alejandro
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.date.available2012-05-11T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2012-04-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effect of bank credit on employment formalization in Uruguay. Using a difference-in-differences methodology proposed by Catão, Pagés and Rosales (2011), the paper finds that financial deepening decreases informality, especially in more financially dependent sectors. The effect is additionally found to be greater for women and younger workers. Despite the severe economic crisis and a sharp contraction of bank credit experienced by the economy in the period of analysis, no evidence is found that the effect of bank credit on employment formality has changed over time.
dc.format.extent28
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011379
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Impact-of-Bank-Credit-on-Employment-Formality-in-Uruguay.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFinancial Sector
dc.subjectInformal Economy
dc.subjectInformal Labor
dc.subjectCredit Access
dc.subject.jelcodeE26 - Informal Economy • Underground Economy
dc.subject.jelcodeG21 - Banks • Depository Institutions • Micro Finance Institutions • Mortgages
dc.subject.jelcodeO16 - Financial Markets • Saving and Capital Investment • Corporate Finance and Governance
dc.subject.jelcodeO4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
dc.subject.keywordsCredit market
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-T1945
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