The impact of the informal economy on R&D, wage inequality and economic growth

We extend the existing research and development (R&D) growth literature by focusing on the short-medium-long run effects of the informal sector on R&D intensity, wage inequality and economic growth, and by considering 18 OECD countries between 1990 and 2008. We show that: the steady state is...

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Main Author: Óscar Afonso (author)
Other Authors: Rui Sarabanda (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/120809
Country:Portugal
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