Home / Repository / FR / FR_LAC_2026_621
fr

Reproducibility package for Rationalizing Informality: Self-Employment, Job Quality and Growth

2026
Get Reproducibility Package
Reference ID
FR_LAC_2026_621
DOI
https://doi.org/10.60572/b57v-az69
Author(s)
William F. Maloney, Guillermo Beylis, Nathalie Gonzalez Prieto, Andres Zambrano
Collections
Flagships and Reports
Metadata
JSON
Created on
Jul 09, 2026
Last modified
Jul 20, 2026
Page views
36
Downloads
7
Download related resources
Other Materials
README for the reproducibility package for Rationalizing Informality: Self-Employment, Job Quality and Growth
Download [PDF, 352.31 KB]
Reproducibility package for Rationalizing Informality: Self-Employment, Job Quality and Growth
Download [ZIP, 9.8 MB]
Download https://reproducibility.worldbank.org//catalog/604/download/1806
Zip preview
data_hash_report.csv
LICENSE.txt
README.pdf
0. Master.do
backup.trk
cleanplots.sthlp
fasterxtile.ado
fasterxtile.sthlp
figout.ado
figout.hlp
gcollapse.ado
gcollapse.sthlp
gcontract.ado
gcontract.sthlp
gdistinct.ado
gdistinct.sthlp
gduplicates.ado
gduplicates.sthlp
gegen.ado
gegen.sthlp
gglm.ado
gglm.sthlp
gisid.ado
gisid.sthlp
givregress.ado
givregress.sthlp
glevelsof.ado
glevelsof.sthlp
gpoisson.ado
gquantiles.ado
gquantiles.sthlp
greg.ado
greg.sthlp
gregress.ado
gregress.sthlp
greshape.ado
greshape.sthlp
gstats.ado
gstats.sthlp
gstats_hdfe.sthlp
gstats_moving.sthlp
gstats_range.sthlp
gstats_residualize.sthlp
gstats_sum.sthlp
gstats_summarize.sthlp
gstats_tab.sthlp
gstats_transform.sthlp
gstats_winsor.sthlp
gtools.ado
gtools.sthlp
gtools_macosx_v2.plugin
gtools_macosx_v3.plugin
gtools_unix_v2.plugin
gtools_unix_v3.plugin
gtools_windows_v2.plugin
gtools_windows_v3.plugin
gtop.ado
gtop.sthlp
gtoplevelsof.ado
gtoplevelsof.sthlp
gunique.ado
gunique.sthlp
hashsort.ado
hashsort.sthlp
lgtools.mlib
metaparm.ado
metaparm.sthlp
metaparm_content_opts.sthlp
metaparm_outdest_opts.sthlp
metaparm_resultssets.sthlp
outreg2.ado
outreg2.hlp
outreg2_prf.ado
parmby.ado
parmby.sthlp
parmby_only_opts.sthlp
parmcip.ado
parmcip.sthlp
parmcip_opts.sthlp
parmest.ado
parmest.sthlp
parmest_ci_opts.sthlp
parmest_outdest_opts.sthlp
parmest_resultssets.sthlp
parmest_varadd_opts.sthlp
parmest_varmod_opts.sthlp
scheme-cleanplots.scheme
seeout.ado
seeout.hlp
shellout.ado
shellout.hlp
stata.trk
tabout.ado
tabout.hlp
tabstatout.ado
_gtools_internal.ado
_gtools_internal.mata
Fig1.1.A Self-employment across the development.do
Fig1.1.B Self-employment across the development.do
Fig1.10 SE and MW-P50 labor income.do
Fig1.11 Compensation Required for Formalization.do
Fig1.12.A WTP for schedule flexibility for men and women.do
Fig1.12.B WTP for autonomy in performing tasks for men and women.do
Fig1.13.A WTP schedule by country.do
Fig1.13.B WTP independence by country.do
Fig1.14 SE-FS hourly wage gap by gender and education.do
Fig1.2 Self-employment rate by GDP per capita.do
Fig1.3.A Preference for SE among salaried workers by level of development.do
Fig1.3.B Prevalence of SE.do
Fig1.4 Share of informal SE searching for a formal job.do
Fig1.5 Share of opportunity microentrepreneurs.do
Fig1.6 Share of necessity unskilled microentrepreneurs.do
Fig1.7 Work-family interference perceptions by level of development.do
Fig1.9 Labor rigidity index by GDP per capita.do
Table1.1.A Motivations for Self-Employment.do
Table1.1.B Motivations for Self-Employment.do
Table1.2 Comparison of respondents motivations for starting a microenterprise.do
Fig2.1.B Entry and exit Rates in Colombia.do
Fig2.11 Probability of Federal Registration.do
Fig2.2 Transition FS-SE and RealGDP.do
Fig2.3 Relative work finding rates U-S.do
Fig2.4 Relative work finding rates.do
Fig2.5.A Preference for SE among self-employed by age cohort.do
Fig2.5.B Preference for SE among employees by age cohort.do
Fig2.6.A Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.do
Fig2.6.B Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.do
Fig2.6.C Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.do
Fig2.7 WTP ratio by age group.do
Table2.2. Microfirms no credit US, MX, COL.do
~Fig2.3 Relative work finding rates U-S.do.stswp
~Fig2.6.A Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.do.stswp
Fig3.1 IS vs FS characteristics.do
Fig3.10 Formality marriage kids general.do
Fig3.11 IS Vs MWP50.do
Fig3.12 IS-FS hourly wage gap by gender and education.do
Fig3.13 Employment status laboral by age.do
Fig3.14 Tenure by group age and status laboral.do
Fig3.15 Transition_ItoF_ItoSE_general_stock.do
Fig3.16 Transition_ItoF_ItoSE_education.do
Fig3.17 IS ratio (preprime-prime) Vs MWP50.do
Fig3.18 Unpaid workers living with a SE.do
Fig3.19 Unpaid workers by relationship.do
Fig3.2 Correlation between IS and workers in micro firms.do
Fig3.20 Correlation between unpaid workers and dependent workers in micro firms.do
Fig3.21 IS for firms with 50 plus workers by country.do
Fig3.3 Transitions voluntary and involuntary Mexico.do
Fig3.4 Share of workers who say they are not satisfied with their job and searching.do
Fig3.5 Benefits in contracts of FS and IS workers.do
Fig3.6 Implicit costs.do
Fig3.7 WTP for formal job by status laboral.do
Fig3.8 Cost of formality according to workers.do
Fig3.9 Associative matching between the occupation of the head of household and the spouse.do
Table3.1 IS workers in Brazil not wanting to be formal.do
Table3.2 Characterization by laboral status.do
Table3.3 Informal workers with various types of health coverage or benefits.do
Table3.4 IS prime-age workers by firm size.do
FigI.1 Informality rate by Region.do
FigI.2 The share of informal workers micro entrepreneurship.do
FigI.3 Life-cycle patterns with FSE and ISE.do
FigI.4 Contribution SS by firm size.do
FigI.5 Rise of non contributory social protection systems.do
TableI.1 Labor characteristics by labor status.do
~TableI.1 Labor characteristics by labor status.do.stswp
Adult_pop_WDI_data.xlsx
Data_all_variables.dta
gdp 2021 per capita ppp.xlsx
GDPpc_WDI_data_for_ISSP.xlsx
gdp_quarterly_long_LAC.dta
OECD_self_employment.xlsx
pwt1001.dta
Self_Employment_GDP_WDI_1999_2025.xlsx
Transitions_BWUN_JJ.dta
Fig1.10A SE vs mwp50.png
Fig1.10B SE vs mwp50 GDPres.png
Fig1.11A Compensation Required for Formalization.png
Fig1.11B Compensation Required for Formalization.png
Fig1.12A WTP for schedule flexibility for men and women.png
Fig1.12B WTP for autonomy in performing tasks for men and women.png
Fig1.13A WTP schedule by country.png
Fig1.13B WTP independence by country.png
Fig1.14 SE-FS hourly wage gap by gender and education.png
Fig1.1A Self-employment across the development.png
Fig1.1B Self-employment across the development.png
Fig1.2 Self-employment rate by GDP per capita.png
Fig1.3.A Preference for SE among salaried workers by level of development.png
Fig1.3.B Prevalence of SE.png
Fig1.4 Share of informal SE searching for a formal job.png
Fig1.5 Share of opportunity microentrepreneurs.png
Fig1.6 Share of necessity unskilled microentrepreneurs.png
Fig1.7 Work-family interference perceptions by level of development.png
Fig1.9 Labor rigidity index by GDP per capita.png
Fig2.10A Probability of Federal Registration.png
Fig2.10B Probability of Federal Registration.png
Fig2.11A Probability of Federal Registration.png
Fig2.11B Probability of Federal Registration.png
Fig2.1B Entry and exit Rates in Colombia.png
Fig2.2 GDP growth and Transitions from FS to SE.png
Fig2.3 Relative work finding rates.png
Fig2.4A Relative work finding rates.png
Fig2.4B Relative work finding rates.png
Fig2.5.A Preference for SE among self-employed by age cohort.png
Fig2.5.B Preference for SE among employees by age cohort.png
Fig2.6A Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.png
Fig2.6B Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.png
Fig2.6C Self-Employed Who Say They Would Prefer to Be Formal Salaried.png
Fig2.7 WTP ratio by age group.png
Fig.3.14 Tenure by group age and status laboral.png
Fig3.1 IS vs FS characteristics.png
Fig3.10 Formality marriage kids general.png
Fig3.11 IS Vs MWP50.png
Fig3.12 IS-FS hourly wage gap by gender and education.png
Fig3.13 Employment status laboral by age.png
Fig3.15 Transition_ItoF_ItoSE_general_stock.png
Fig3.16 Transition_ItoF_ItoSE_education.png
Fig3.17 IS ratio (preprime-prime) Vs MWP50.png
Fig3.18 Unpaid workers living with a SE.png
Fig3.19 Unpaid workers by relationship.png
Fig3.2 Correlation between IS and workers in micro firms.png
Fig3.20 Correlation between unpaid workers and dependent workers in micro firms.png
Fig3.21 IS for firms with 50 plus workers by country.png
Fig3.3 transitions_vol&inv.png
Fig3.4 Share of workers who say they are not satisfied with their job and searching.png
Fig3.5 Benefits in contracts of FS and IS workers.png
Fig3.6 Implicit costs.png
Fig3.7 WTP for formal job by status laboral.png
Fig3.8 Cost of formality according to workers_1.png
Fig3.9 Associative matching between the occupation of the head of household and the spouse.png
Fig_16_g1_college.png
Fig_16_g1_HS.png
Fig_16_g1_Less_HS.png
Fig_16_g2_college.png
Fig_16_g2_HS.png
Fig_16_g2_Less_HS.png
FigI.1 Bar informality rate_region.png
FigI.2 Share of informal woerkrs micro entrepreneurship.png
FigI.3 Life-cycle patterns for different kinds of work vary.png
FigI.4 Employment and SS by firmsize 2023.png
FigI.5 Rise of non contributory social protection systems.png
Table1.1A Motivations for Self-Employment.csv
Table1.1B Motivations for Self-Employment.csv
Table1.2 Comparison of respondents motivations for starting a microenterprise.xlsx
Table2.2. Microfirms no credit US, MX, COL.xlsx
Table3.1 IS workers in Brazil not wanting to be formal.csv
Table3.2 Characterization by laboral status.xlsx
Table3.3 Informal workers with various types of health coverage or benefits.xlsx
Table3.4 IS prime-age workers by firm size.xlsx
TableI.1 Characterization_labor_status.xlsx
reproducibility_report_FR_LAC_2026_621.pdf
WB-IGO-RIDER.txt
Reproducibility verification for Rationalizing Informality: Self-Employment, Job Quality and Growth
Download [PDF, 142.04 KB]
Back to Catalog