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Estimating the effects of the minimum wage in a developing country : a density discontinuity design approach
Jales, Hugo - 2017
This paper proposes a framework to identify the effects of the mini- mum wage on the joint distribution of sector and wage in a developing country. I show how the discontinuity of the wage distribution around the minimum wage identifies the extent of non-compliance with the minimum wage policy,...
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From elitist to sustainable earnings : is there a group legitimacy in financial flows?
Charles, Aurelie; Vujić, Sunčica - 2018
Elite occupations are characterised by the magnitude of income accumulation which has been particularly exacerbated in the financialisation process. This paper however shows that the cumulative effects on group earnings is a pattern visible across the labour force. The case studies on the US and...
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Robots, reshoring, and the lot of low-skilled workers
Krenz, Astrid; Prettner, Klaus; Strulik, Holger - 2020
skill premium and increasing inequality. We develop a measure for reshoring activity at the macro-level and, using data from …
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Returns to postgraduate education in Portugal : holding on to a higher ground?
Almeida, André; Figueiredo, Hugo; Cerejeira, João; … - 2017
In this paper we use a large official employer-employee dataset, which includes almost the whole universe of business firms, to document and decompose the rising graduates postgraduates' wage differentials in Portugal. Using a non-parametric matching exercise, we pay particular attention to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111543
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Vicious circle or new paradigm? : exploring the impact of shadow economy on labour market in Latin America and Eurozone
Khorana, Sangeeta; Caram, Santiago; Biagetti, Marco - 2021
The relationship between shadow economy (or informal economy) and development has been extensively researched. But there is a lack of consensus on how institutional quality affects the size of informal economy in any country. Using the Kuznets Curve hypothesis we assess the relationship between...
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Immigration, integration, and the informal economy in OECD countries
Ben Atta, Oussama; Chort, Isabelle; Senne, Jean-Noël - 2022
countries from a macroeconomic perspective. We use two indicators of informality provided by Medina and Schneider (2019) and … informality is long-lasting. …
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Livelihood diversification strategies : resisting vulnerability in Egypt
Helmy, Imane - 2020
Livelihood diversification is attracting considerable interest as a tool to cope with economic shocks and resist vulnerability. This paper investigates the evolution of livelihood diversification in Egypt with a particular focus on wealth and urban-rural divides. Using Egypt Labor Market Panel...
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Who is covered and who underreports : an empirical analysis of access to social insurance on the Egyptian labor market
Roushdy, Rania; Selwaness, Irene - 2017
This paper investigates the dynamics and determinants of having access to social insurance coverage on the Egyptian labor market among wage and non-wage workers. The paper explores two issues: the worker- and enterprise- level determinants of having access to social insurance and the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110554
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Reforms and employment in the Egyptian labor market : evolution by age from 1988 to 2006
Selwaness, Irene - 2020
their peers in middle age (30-49), to be employed in 1998 than in 1988 (before the first reform). While informality has … affected all age groups, the 30 to 49 years old were the category that experienced the most rapid increase in informality as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149686
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Informality, education-occupation mismatch, and wages : evidence from India
Bahl, Shweta; Sharma, Ajay - 2023
This article examines the intertwining relationship between informality and education-occupation mismatch (EOM) and the … consequent impact on the workers' wages. In particular, we discuss two issues - first, the relative importance of informality and … analysis reveals that although both informality and EOM are significant determinants of wages, the former is more crucial for a …
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