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Transforming informal work and livelihoods in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Alaniz, Enrique; Gindling, Thomas; Mata, Catherine; … - 2020

-tier informal workers leave employment or transition into other informal statuses, most transitions are from lower-tier informal …

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Offshoring within South African manufacturing firms: An analysis of the labour market effects

Pretorius, Anmar; Bezuidenhout, Carli; Matthee, Marianne; … - 2019

In South Africa, the manufacturing sector - important for growth and employment creation - has shown declining growth … countries, we find that offshoring generally lowers employment in manufacturing firms, and seems to increase the percentage of …

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Self-employment and labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and Nicaragua

Alaniz, Enrique; Espino, Alma; Gindling, Thomas - 2019

We study the labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and Nicaragua, focusing on the factors that help men and women move into an advantageous labour market state from an unfavourable state. We consider 'advantageous' states to be formal salaried employees and self-employed workers...

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