Initial informality as an obstacle to intellectual capital acquisitions: Empirical evidence from Latin America
La informalidad inicial como obstáculo para la adquisición de capital intelectual: evidencia empírica de América Latina

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26/05/2019Abstract
Most developing countries are characterized by large informal sectors. A substantial proportion of firms in these countries began operations in the informal sector, eventually becoming formal. The purpose of this paper is to study whether, after formalization, firms that began operations in the informal sector are more or less likely to use intellectual capital in the form of disembodied technology licensing than firms that began operations in the formal sector. The moderating roles of being a downstream firm, age and the country’s per capita income are also analyzed.