Social capital as a substitute for formality: Evidence from Bolivia
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Keywords
Social capital; Formal and informal institutions; Informal sector; Small firms; Bolivia;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
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