This article analyzes informal labor in Colombia in recent years. Starting from discussing the concept of informal labor in structuralism theory and institutionalism theory, the empirical strategies applied to the Colombian case are analyzed. Because informal labor has been related to the...

This paper analyzes the reverse causality between poverty and labor informality in the Dominican Republic, generating a profile that encompasses the socioeconomic and demographic factors of individuals to both poverty and labor informality. To that end, the National Labor Force Survey (Encuesta...

Este artículo analiza la calidad del empleo en las principales ciudades colombianas en 2009. Los resultados muestran que aun cuando el índice ha mejorado con respecto a 2001, sigue siendo inferior al nivel necesario para tener un empleo de calidad. Además, comprueba la endogeneidad de la...

ABSTRACT & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG : Every three years, the AU-EU summit reunites African and EU leaders to outline the future direction of cooperation. The 6th summit had been to reaffirm and renew the partnership between the two blocks already in October 2020, but it was pushed back to the first...

ABSTRACT & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG : Every three years, the AU-EU summit reunites African and EU leaders to outline the future direction of cooperation. The 6th summit had been to reaffirm and renew the partnership between the two blocks already in October 2020, but it was pushed back to the first...

In view of the global run on African resources the EU is at pains to conclude Economic Partnership Programs with African states up to October 2014. The EPAs are meant not just to liberalize trade but also to promote economic development in Africa and thus creating a win-win situation in a...

German Abstract: Alle drei Jahre bringt der AU-EU-Gipfel afrikanische und EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs zusammen, um die künftige Richtung der Zusammenarbeit zu skizzieren. Der 6. Gipfel hatte sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die Partnerschaft zwischen den beiden Blöcken bereits im Oktober 2020 zu...

German Abstract: Afrika südlich der Sahara hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren zum globalen Epizentrum des islamistischen Terrorismus entwickelt. In den Volkswirtschaften Afrikas wirkt sich Terrorismus in der Regel negativ auf den formellen und positiv auf den informellen Sektor aus. Dies ist...