Yet their role in economic development remains controversial with some viewing informality as pent-up potential and others viewing informality as a parasitic organizational form that hinders economic

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• The Shadow Economy and Ideas of Freedom (2023) · doi

  Indeed, it is remarkable and little known that during this period, as the debates about the shadow economy in the FRG and other Western industrial countries took shape, informal economic activities were often regarded as rational, reasonable, and effective.

  Keywords: indeed remarkable little known period debates shadow economy western industrial countries took shape informal economic
• Informality and Development (2014) · doi

  Yet their role in economic development remains controversial with some viewing informality as pent-up potential and others viewing informality as a parasitic organizational form that hinders economic growth.

  Keywords: economic viewing informality role development remains controversial pent potential others parasitic organizational form hinders growth
• Da Informalidade à Economia Popular: distinguindo realidades e conectando abordagens (2019) · doi

  Nevertheless, the heterogeneity of the phenomena commonly associated with the concept of informality and correlates, such as informal sector and popular economy, results in a lack of consensus within the current literature.

  Keywords: nevertheless heterogeneity phenomena commonly associated concept informality correlates informal sector popular economy lack consensus within
• Driving forces of informal employment: An empirical study based on Polish enterprise data (2023) · doi

  Contribution & Value Added: This evidence will help us understand the primary motives for using the informal workforce and enhance further research on the nature and extent of informal employment and the shadow economy in general.

  Keywords: informal contribution value added evidence help understand primary motives using workforce enhance further nature extent