Estimate demand by formalization of the informal economy in the agreste pernambucano: an application of contingent valuation method

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Monaliza de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Vasconcelos, Kelly Samá Lopes de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Políticas Públicas (Online)
• DOI: 10.5102/rbpp.v5i3.3268
• Texto Completo: https://www.publicacoesacademicas.uniceub.br/RBPP/article/view/3268
• topic: Economia; Politicas Públicas; Economia informal. Firma. Mercado de trabalho. Valoração contingente.

The main effect of the expansion of the informal economy to the formal economy is related to the reduction in tax revenues, reducing the quantity and quality of provision of public services and goods. In addition, the company’s point of view, it follows that productivity in the informal sector is less than productivity in the formal sector. The objective of this research is to accomplish an estimate of the potential demand for the formalization of the informal economy, using the contingent valuation method. After applying the model it was observed that micro entrepreneurs on Polo of Pernambuco Agreste Clothes are willing to pay an average of R$ 0.08 monthly in Caruaru and nothing in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe. The method seeks the shadow price of the formalization of the informal economy for each contributor agent. The values obtained indicate that the sellers that are inserted in the informal economy are not very willing to pay to be inserted in the formal economy, or the fact that many believe already pay taxes or because they believe they are comfortable with their income without having to account for it with the state. That is, as the value was negligible, it is concluded that the sellers have no interest for the formalization of the informal economy, regardless of the advantages pointed out