Does Formality Improve Micro-firm Performance? Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES Program

This paper exploits an extensive Brazilian micro-enterprise survey and the 1996 introduction of a business tax reduction and simplification scheme (SIMPLES) to examine three questions. First, do high tax rates and complex tax regulations really constitute a barrier to the formalization of micro-firm...

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Main Authors: Fajnzylber, Pablo, Maloney, William F., Montes-Rojas, Gabriel V.
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5711