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Comparative advantage, segmentation and informal earnings: a marginal treatment effects approach
Arias, Omar; Khamis, Melanie - 2008
labor market comparative advantage and segmentation in the participation and earnings performance of workers in formal and … informal jobs in Argentina. A novel household data set on informality and self-employment and information on labor inspections …. Our results offer evidence for both comparative advantage and segmentation. No significant differences between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271241
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Comparative advantage, segmentation and informal earnings : a marginal treatment effects approach
Arias, Omar (contributor); Khamis, Melanie (contributor) - 2008
labor market comparative advantage and segmentation in the participation and earnings performance of workers in formal and … are more consistent with segmentation. -- Marginal treatment effects ; occupational choice ; segmentation ; earnings … informal jobs in Argentina. A novel household data set on informality and self-employment and information on labor inspections …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793731
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Comparative Advantage, Segmentation and Informal Earnings : A Marginal Treatment Effects Approach
Arias, Omar - 2009
labor market comparative advantage and segmentation in the participation and earnings performance of workers in formal and … informal jobs in Argentina. A novel household data set on informality and self-employment and information on labor inspections …. Our results offer evidence for both comparative advantage and segmentation. No significant differences between the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765317
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Field of study, earnings, and self-selection
Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne - 2014 - This version: December 2014
Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468732
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Wages and informality in developing countries
Meghir, Costas; Narita, Renata; Robin, Jean-Marc - 2012
regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage … micro data and evaluate the labo market and welfare effects of policies towards informality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369075
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Informality and Productivity in Bolivia: A Gender Differentiated Empirical Analysis
Andersen, Lykke E.; Muriel, Beatriz - 2007
The urban labor market in Bolivia can be divided into 4 main sectors: 1) the public sector, 2) the formal private sector, 3) self-employed informals, and 4) informal workers. Although incomes are generally higher in the public sector and in the formal private sector, there is a strong preference...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011941036
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Informality and Productivity in Bolivia: A Gender Differentiated Empirical Analysis
Andersen, Lykke E.; Muriel, Beatriz - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2007
The urban labor market in Bolivia can be divided into 4 main sectors: 1) the public sector, 2) the formal private sector, 3) self-employed informals, and 4) informal workers. Although incomes are generally higher in the public sector and in the formal private sector, there is a strong preference...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021926
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Competitive and Segmented Informal Labor Markets
Launov, Andrey; Günther, Isabel - 2006
informal sector being competitive to the formal sector and part of the informal sector being the result of market segmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296002
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Competitive and Segmented Informal Labor Markets
Günther, Isabel; Launov, Andrey - 2006
with one part of it being competitive to the formal sector and another part being the result of market segmentation. To …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296549
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Competitive and Segmented Informal Labor Markets
Launov, Andrey; Günther, Isabel - Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für … - 2006
informal sector being competitive to the formal sector and part of the informal sector being the result of market segmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082698