Asif Islam is a Consultant with the Enterprise Analysis Unit at the World Bank Group. His research experience encompasses private sector development, government fiscal policy, entrepreneurship, gender, informality, trade, and environmental economics. Asif holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics at the University of Maryland - College Park.
Informality has been stubbornly high for decades, despite all manners of regulatory reforms. While regulation or taxation reforms may have had some impact, it seems that they have failed ...
