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Alvaro Martinez

University of Sheffield

17 Mappin Street

Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DT

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

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912

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Scholarly Papers (7)

1.

Informal Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies: The Impacts of Starting Up Unregistered on Firm Performance

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, DOI: 10.1111/etap.12238
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Aug 2016
Colin Williams, Alvaro Martinez and Abbi Kedir
University of Sheffield - School of Management, University of Sheffield and University of Leicester - Department of Economics
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entrepreneurship, informal economy, informal sector, development economics, economic development, shadow economy

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Determinants of the Level of Informality of Informal Micro-Enterprises: Some Evidence from the City of Lahore, Pakistan

World Development, October 2015
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Dec 2015
Colin Williams, Alvaro Martinez and Muhammad Shehryar
University of Sheffield - School of Management, University of Sheffield and Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
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entrepreneurship, informal sector, micro-enterprise, Asia, Pakistan

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Explaining Cross-National Variations in Tax Morality in the European Union: An Exploratory Analysis

Studies of Transition States and Societies, July 2014, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 5-18
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 27 Dec 2015
Colin Williams and Alvaro Martinez
University of Sheffield - School of Management and University of Sheffield
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informal economy, tax morality, taxation, neo-liberalism, social Europe

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Is the Informal Economy an Incubator for New Enterprise Creation? A Gender Perspective

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 20 Iss 1 pp. 4-19
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Dec 2015
Colin Williams and Alvaro Martinez
University of Sheffield - School of Management and University of Sheffield
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Gender, Informal economy, Shadow economy, Start-ups, Venture creation

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Why Do Consumers Purchase Goods and Services in the Informal Economy?

Journal of Business Research, May 2014, Vol. 67, No. 5, pp. 802-806.
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Dec 2015
Colin Williams and Alvaro Martinez
University of Sheffield - School of Management and University of Sheffield
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Consumer behavior, Informal sector, Underground economy, Shadow economy, European Union

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Do Small Business Start-Ups Test-Trade in the Informal Economy? Evidence from a UK Survey

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Dec 2015
Colin Williams and Alvaro Martinez
University of Sheffield - School of Management and University of Sheffield
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informal economy, underground sector, shadow economy, nascent entrepreneurship, business start-up, venture creation, enterprise development, UK

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Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: A Product of Too Much or Too Little State Intervention?

Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2014, Vol 15, No 4, November 2014, pp 227–237
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 27 Dec 2015
Colin Williams and Alvaro Martinez
University of Sheffield - School of Management and University of Sheffield
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informal sector, informal entrepreneurship, enterprise culture, enterprise creation, informal economy, shadow economy, entrepreneurship