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Amaral, P. S., & Quintin, E. (2006). A competitive model of the informal sector. Journal of monetary Economics , 53 (7), 1541-1553. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeemoneco/v_3a53_3ay_3a2006_3ai_3a7_3ap_3a1541-1553.htm
Ault, J. and Spicer, A. (2020). “The formal institutional context of informal entrepreneurship: A cross-national, configurational-based perspective.” Research Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104160
Cristi, O., Amoros, J.E., and Couyoumdjian, J. P. (2012). Does it make sense to go against shadow entrepreneurs?, Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Reading, UK: Academic Publishing International. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/37465560/ECIE_2012-Proceedings-VasistaPaper_Published.pdf?1430387053=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DService_Design_Systems_Driven_Innovation.pdf&Expires=1605213801&Signature=OAXo~gmaNuvX5m2EsMtk4xMfkXvqO296n0mTSwbBQJrRjX7RmiJ9BREEw-K9VpDTfsLDF65~rM4UxQzz-NxbzmFJ7a-ruxCi-yr1Ja~LHdEX7GBRhpkuYqUcHWxgv~pl-F1gsOWz~OWhYlQy7pdVeJvMB9wHABD6om6ru9DRTXyhs0xF~xvhrpGAuU0U~32l9S~pjAbZ9a6WL~E-INARZ9gCOH~Dy3eJ9ycpmBkErNgr8rTFfI6XBeZd47p0Z6bFt5zNqQTixFidsvf03Sp8tt8cRoZmHpgLiue4fdUDfnyAaLKpCiQ1etiEJ-daX6YI0ok27mCS09Bk9vTEaemQlw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA#page=138
Goldberg, P. K., & Pavcnik, N. (2003). The response of the informal sector to trade liberalization. Journal of development Economics , 72 (2), 463-496. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeedeveco/v_3a72_3ay_3a2003_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a463-496.htm
Ihrig, J., & Moe, K. S. (2004). Lurking in the shadows: the informal sector and government policy. Journal of Development Economics , 73 (2), 541-557. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeedeveco/v_3a73_3ay_3a2004_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a541-557.htm
Lubell, H. (1991) The Informal Sector in the 1980s and 1990s. Development Centre Studies, OECD, Paris. https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19916711642
Matos, S., & Hall, J. (2020). An exploratory study of entrepreneurs in impoverished communities: when institutional factors and individual characteristics result in non-productive entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development , 32 (1-2), 134-155. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08985626.2019.1640476?src=recsys
Meyer, N., Meyer, D. F., & Molefe, K. N. (2016). Barriers to small informal business development and entrepreneurship: The case of the Emfuleni Region. Polish Journal of Management Studies , 13 . https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304669876_Barriers_to_small_informal_business_development_and_entrepreneurship_The_case_of_the_emfuleni_region
Mor, S. 2018. Choice of Small Business in Informal Sector: Case of India. In ‘Indian Economy: Tales of Transformation’ by Surender Mor, Kiran Lamba and Anju Rani, Vista International Publishers, New Delhi, 16-22. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323995436_Choice_of_Small_Business_in_Informal_Sector_Case_of_India
Morris, M. H., & Pitt, L. F. (1995). Informal sector activity as entrepreneurship: Insights from a South African township. Journal of Small Business Management , 33 (1), 78. https://www.ukesa.info/library/view/informal-sector-activity-as-entrepreneurship
Morris, M. H., Pitt, L. F., & Berthon, P. (1996). Entrepreneurial activity in the Third World informal sector: The view from Khayelitsha. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research , 2 (1), 59-76. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/13552559610110727/full/html
Nassar, A., & Mehta, K. (2013). Are we formal yet? The evolving role of informal lending mechanisms to support entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation in central Kenya. Int. J. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation , 2 (2), 109. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1032.3442&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Raijman, R. (2001). Mexican immigrants and informal self-employment in Chicago. Human Organization, 60 , 47–55. https://sfaajournals.net/doi/abs/10.17730/humo.60.1.emtq4bq4c70tqyqr
Raimi, L. and Aslani, B. (2019) Exploring the Contributions of Informal Ethnic Entrepreneurship to Economic Development in Nigeria. In: Ramadani, V., Dana, L.-P., Ratten, V., Bexheti, A. (Eds) Informal Ethnic Entrepreneurship- Future Research Paradigms for Creating Innovative Business Activity (pp.179-194) .
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Siqueira, A.C., Webb, J.W., & Bruton, G.D. 2016. Informal entrepreneurship and industry conditions. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 40: 177-200. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/etap.12115
Sutter, C., Webb, J.W., Kistruck, G.M., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. 2017. Transitioning entrepreneurs from informal to formal markets. Journal of Business Venturing , 32: 420-442. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/jbvent/v32y2017i4p420-442.html
Sutter, C.J., Webb, J.W., Kistruck, G.M., & Bailey, A.V. 2013. Entrepreneurs’ responses to semi-formal illegitimate institutional arrangements. Journal of Business Venturing , 28: 743-758. https://www.infona.pl/resource/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-bafb04db-62e4-38ff-b357-c14993e262e2
Webb, J. W., Bruton, G. D., Tihanyi, L., & Ireland, R. D. (2013). Research on entrepreneurship in the informal economy: Framing a research agenda. Journal of Business Venturing, 28 (5), 598-614. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeejbvent/v_3a28_3ay_3a2013_3ai_3a5_3ap_3a598-614.htm
Webb, J. W., Tihanyi, L., Ireland, R. D., & Sirmon, D. G. (2009). You say illegal, I say legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the informal economy. Academy of Management Review, 34 (3), 492-510. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-10240-008
Webb, J.W., Khoury, T.K., & Hitt, M.A. 2019. The influence of formal and informal institutional voids on productive entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice , formally accepted. https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/entthe/v44y2020i3p504-526.html
Webb, J.W., Ireland, R.D., & Ketchen, D.J. 2014. Toward a greater understanding of entrepreneurship and strategy in the informal economy. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal , 8: 1-15. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sej.1176
Williams, C. C. (2007). The nature of entrepreneurship in the informal sector: evidence from England. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship , 12 (02), 239-254. https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1084946707000654
Wilson, D. C., Velis, C., & Cheeseman, C. (2006). Role of informal sector recycling in waste management in developing countries. Habitat international , 30 (4), 797-808. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224975666_Role_of_Informal_Sector_Recycling_in_Waste_Management_in_Developing_Countries