Using detailed microdata, we document how migration-dependent households are especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 … and observational variation in prior migration dependence. We report 25 per cent greater declines in earnings and fourfold … greater prevalence of food insecurity among migrant households since March. Causes include lower migration rates, less …

This paper investigates if changes in the minimum wage have influenced changes on the formality and informality rates …, and the level of wages in Ecuador. A 12-year panel was built. It allows to overcome the short time span of household data …

This study examines the skills-differentiated impact of a restrictive female labour migration policy in Sri Lanka using …

This paper studies the incidence and heterogeneity of labour informality in six Latin American countries …-Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru. We divide workers into five work statuses: formal wage-employed, formal self … job and, within informality, the chance of better wages. …

different sectors and the impact of tax changes on the extent of informality in developing countries is, however, very limited …

Despite rapid economic growth in recent decades, informality remains a persistent phenomenon in the labour markets of … many low- and middle-income countries. A key issue in this regard concerns the extent to which informality itself is a … heterogeneity in the transition patterns observed for workers in upper-tier versus lower-tier informality. Given the limited …

Ecuador experienced moderate economic growth during the 2000s. The economy suffered a mild recession during the …

This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of migrant households and analyses the effects of migration in … that remittances and migration act as a shock-coping mechanism, especially in the presence of natural shocks. Remittance …