There is a dentist in Mitchell County, North Carolina who often gets paid in art. Artists who don't have health insurance will offer something like a painting or a sculpture in exchange for dental ...

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Many people associate the informal economy with shady and illegitimate business practices, ranging from minor infractions like software piracy to more harmful activities, such as the drug trade. Yet ...

People around the world are hungry for economic freedom. They want the ability to choose how to make a living instead of having the government tell them how to do so. As a result of this desire, a ...

Supporting women in Ghana’s informal economy would strengthen local markets, reduce economic precarity and ensure more ...

Informal traders frequently face corruption and harassment, significantly impeding their ability to conduct business legally. For instance, traders moving goods across borders often encounter multiple ...

These are the individuals and micro-enterprises whose economic well-being is birthed and buoyed on the fringes of the formal economy; business activities that remain unregulated, and oftentimes, ...

This paper proposes a framework for measuring the informal economy that is consistent with internationally agreed concepts and methodology for measuring GDP. Based on the proposed framework, the ...

The informal sector accounts for around one-third of economic activity in emerging markets. Informal enterprises play an important role in economic resilience and employment. Fintech solutions are ...

The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the global economy, shuttering businesses, disrupting supply chains, and causing millions of people to lose their jobs. But the pandemic has been especially ...