firms on the growth rate of employment among formal sector small and medium-size enterprises. The results show that the … growth rate of employment declines significantly as competition from informal firms rises. According to the baseline … specification, for each one standard deviation increase in informal competition, the employment growth rate declines by 1 percentage …

This paper investigates the effect of multiple minimum wages, known as remuneration orders, on employment and working … brings about a slightly positive effect on employment in the covered sector, with an estimated employment elasticity of 0 ….113, which is within the range of elasticities found in previous studies of employment effects of minimum wages in low- and …

across the three main sectors of employment: services, agriculture, and industry. Section four examines formal institutions …

wage employment; social protection; accessibility; and the importance of changing attitudes …

employment structures in Niger; 2) Chapter two discusses employment dynamics and transitions; 3) Chapter three has the analysis … of agricultural employment; 4) Chapter four looks at non-agricultural household enterprises; and 5) Chapter five …