usually based on the comparison of national estimates, typically collected on the basis of different definitions and …

This paper provides new evidence on the wage gap between informal and formal salary workers in South Africa, Brazil and … Mexico. We use rich datasets that allow us to define informality in a relatively comparable fashion across countries. We …

We revisit measurement of Employer-to-Employer (EE) transitions, the main engine of labor market competition and …

employment in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, distinguishing between dependent and independent workers. For each country, we use …-employment carries a premium in Mexico. In contrast, the upper-tier segment is marginal in South Africa, and informal workers, both … small at all levels in Brazil. -- Self-employed ; salary work ; informal sector ; earnings differential ; quantile …

This paper analyzes the cyclical properties of worker flows in Brazil and Mexico, two important developing countries …

using panel data from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. The estimates suggest broad commonalities among the three countries, and …