Optimal Policy with Informal Sector and Endogenous Savings

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
833
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
D91, J32, J64, J65
Palabras clave: 
Social Security Payment, Severance Payment, Informal Sector, Hidden Search Effort

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