Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market … poor households. Whether raising minimum wages reduces poverty depends not only on whether formal sector workers lose jobs …

In Venezuela, the informal sector has increased its participation in the labor market remarkably. Poverty levels of … fast rate. This paper studies the relationship between poverty and informality in Venezuela through the determinants of … directed towards the reduction of poverty should have two parallel aims. First, increase formal employment by policies heading …

Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market … poor households. Whether raising minimum wages reduces poverty depends not only on whether formal sector workers lose jobs …

We review the relationship between trade and poverty in less developed countries, surveying both relevant economic … can lead to poverty reduction, these circumstances do not always obtain. Trade liberalization will only be an effective … instrument of poverty reduction under specific structural conditions. There may be more direct and effective means of attaining …