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Heterogeneous effect of out-migration on informal employment in rural Nepal

Katwal, Saurav; Uematsu, Hiroki; Niraula, Baburam - 2024

This research examines the heterogeneous impact of out-migration on the informal employment within the framework of rural transformation in Nepal. Employing a multinomial Probit model with instrumental variables, we analyze the influence of household-level migration on the informal employment...

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Growth, economic structure and informality

Chacaltana, Juan; Bonnet, Florence; García Carpio, … - 2022

This paper explores the relationship between economic growth and informality and highlights the role of GDP growth and its composition in the level and evolution of informality, using country data from 1991 to 2019. The analysis reveals a weak relationship, although with important differences...

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City size, administrative rank, and rural-urban migration in China

Ding, Chengri; Wang, Mingsheng; Guo, Zhongxing; Chen, Ning - In: Journal of urban management 13 (2024) 1, pp. 3-15

This study investigates the effects of city size and administrative rank on rural-urban migration in China and examines the factors that influence the city size effect. We focus on unemployed while job-seeking migrants. Using data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey for 2016 and 2017, we find...

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Labor Institutions and Their Impact on Shadow Economies in Europe

Fialova, Kamila; Schneider, Ondřej - 2012

This paper analyzes the role of labor market institutions in explaining the development of shadow economies in European countries. The analysis uses several alternative measures of the shadow sector, and examines the effects of labor institutions on the shadow sector in two specific regions: new...

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New technologies, e-government and informality

Chacaltana, Juan; Bárcia de Mattos, Fernanda; García … - 2024

This working paper studies the complex relationship between technology adoption and informality, leveraging recent cross-country data to analyse the effects of mobile phone subscriptions, internet access, automation and e-government on informal employment, vulnerable employment, and the...

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Informal Employment in Malaysia

Abdur Rahman, Amanina; Cheng, Natalie Fang Ling; … - 2024

This report aims to narrow the knowledge gap on informal employment in Malaysia, with the ultimate objective of suggesting policy recommendations to strengthen the protection and productivity of informally employed workers. Using a working definition of informal employment based on coverage by a...

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Informal employment in Ukraine and formation of institutional conditions of its minimization

Yuryk, Yaryna - In: Economy and forecasting : scientific journal (2020) 4, pp. 34-55

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Informal employment and worker's well-being in the Russian Federation

Kim, Yeon Soo; Matycin, Michail Ja.; Freije, Samuel - 2019

This paper finds that informal workers are more likely to have inferior work conditions, but do not necessarily report worse subjective well-being. Starting with lower wages, but also with less regularity of hours and paid vacation, informal workers have higher incidence of envelope payments...

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Optimal redistribution with a shadow economy

Doligalski, Paweł; Rojas, Luis E. - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 18 (2023) 2, pp. 749-791

We extend the theory of optimal redistributive taxation to economies with an informal sector. In particular, in our … model, workers can supply labor simultaneously to the formal and the informal sectors, which we call moonlighting. The … medium income levels, while the possibility of moonlighting is relevant at higher earnings. …

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How Do Migrants Fare in Africa's Urban Labor Markets?

Christiaensen, Luc; Keenan, Michael - 2025

Africa's urban population is on the rise, and it is often feared that migrants are a direct source of urban underdevelopment under the premise that they are poorly integrated into urban labor markets. This study examines the validity of this premise using data from six African countries. It...

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