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Beyond dualism: Multisegmented labor markets in Ghana
Heintz, James; Slonimczyk, Fabian - 2007
Using estimates of earnings functions in Ghana, this paper examines patterns of labor market segmentation with regard … segments of the employed labor force. We find evidence of labor market segmentation between formal and informal employment and … to formal and informal employment. Persistent earnings differentials are used as indicators of limited mobility across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287864
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Economic transition, dualism, and informality in India
Kesar, Surbhi - 2019
regeneration of dependence on "traditional" informal sector and casual wage employment, which are often expected to dissolve over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059911
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Unemployment invariance
Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002
This paper provides a critique of the "unemployment invariance hypothesis", according to which the behavior of the labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity and the labor force. Using Solow growth and endogenous growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281026
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Formal and informal labour markets: Challenges and policy in the Central and Eastern European new EU members and candidate countries
Schneider, Friedrich; Burger, Christina - 2004
depicted and its effects on formal and informal labour markets. The most important challenges for employment policy as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294504
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Sustainable Consumption and Worktime Reduction
Schor, Juliet - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294577
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Sub-Saharan growth surprises: Geography, institutions and history in an all African data panel
Cinyabuguma, Matthias; Putterman, Louis - 2006
We use two types of cross-country growth regression models to revisit explanations of slow growth in Africa looking at growth rate variation among African countries only. Both sets of models produce results that are surprising given conclusions based on global sample: within Africa, we .nd...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318877
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No education, no good jobs? Evidence from the relationship between education and labor market segmentation
Pagés, Carmen; Stampini, Marco - 2007
This paper assesses labor market segmentation across formal and informal salaried jobs and self-employment in three … if segmentation is an exclusive feature of the latter. Longitudinal data are used to assess wage differentials and … mobility under the assumption of no segmentation. It finds evidence of a formal wage premium relative to informal salaried jobs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278304
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Temporary Jobs and the Exit to Open-Ended Jobs in the Swedish Labour Market
Wallette, Mårten - 2004
job. A second focus is how the exit probabilities differ depending on origin and gender, i.e. a segmentation aspect. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208474
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The macroeconomics of the labor market: three fundamental views
Karanassou, Marika; Sala, Héctor; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007
We distinguish and assess three fundamental views of the labor market regarding the movements in unempoyment: (i) the frictionless equilibrium view; (ii) the chain reaction theory, or prolonged adjustment view; and (iii) the hysteresis view. While the frictionless view implies a clear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281021
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Is informality a good measure of job quality? Evidence from job satisfaction data
Pagés, Carmen; Madrigal, Lucía - 2008
The formality status of a job is the most widely used indicator of job quality in developing countries. However, a number of studies argue that, at least for some workers, the informality status may be driven by choice rather than exclusion. This paper uses job satisfaction data from three...
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