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dc.titleEvidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Informality
dc.contributor.authorMancha, André
dc.contributor.authorCavalcanti, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorRatcher, Laísa
dc.contributor.authorGouvea, Livia
dc.contributor.authorFontes, Luiz Felipe
dc.contributor.editorDas Neves Junior, Edivaldo Constantino
dc.contributor.editorMiranda Antonio, Kelly
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Labor Markets Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.date.available2025-10-03T15:10:00
dc.date.issue2025-10-03T00:10:00
dc.description.abstractInformality remains a central feature of the Brazilian labor market, affecting around 38 percent of the workforce. Although the country experienced a significant decline in informality during the 2000s, mainly due to rising education levels, progress has since stagnated. Informality continues to disproportionately affect low-income workers, women, and Black Brazilians. This publication reviews rigorous impact evaluations to identify which policies and program characteristics are most effective in promoting formalization. Interventions that combine simplified registration processes, personalized support, and financial incentives tend to yield better results, especially when tailored to the specific profiles of informal workers. However, many programs still face challenges related to cost-effectiveness and long-term sustainability. This study was produced in co-authorship by JOI Brazil, an initiative of J-PAL LAC, and the Inter-American Development Bank, and discusses recent findings and their implications for the development of public policies that support inclusive and sustained transitions into formal employment.
dc.format.extent12
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013732
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Evidence-in-Labor-Market-Policies-and-Implications-for-Brazil-Informality.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Evidências-sobre-politicas-de-mercado-de-trabalho-e-implicacões-para-o-Brasil-informalidade.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInformal Economy
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectTaxation
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectInformal Firm
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subjectFemale Labor Force
dc.subjectFormal Labor
dc.subject.jelcodeJ46 - Informal Labor Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeJ68 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors • Shadow Economy • Institutional Arrangements
dc.subject.jelcodeO12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
dc.subject.keywordsInformality;labor market;public policy;productive inclusion
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-01102
idb.operationBR-T1482
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