The workshop will bring together leading scholars and young researchers pursuing research on labor markets in emerging and transition economies with a focus on the link of institutions and informal employment. Informality and informal employment pose a major challenge to policy makers in...

Topics: 1. Diagnosis of labor market conditions and vulnerability in middle and low income countries. 2. Links between the business environment, labor demand and poverty reduction. 3. Benefits/costs of structural reforms and globalization for workers 4. Causes and consequences of formality and...