Having unique data we investigate the link between job separations (displacement and quits) and informal employment …, which we define in several ways posing the general question whether the burden of informality falls disproportionately on … job separators in the Russian labor market. After we have established positive causal effects of displacement and quits on …

This paper analyzes the costs of job loss in China, using unique new data from the Rural-to-Urban Migration in China …, level of development and ownership seems important as it shows substantial heterogeneity of the costs of job loss across …

This paper analyzes the costs of job loss in China, using unique new data from the Rural-to-Urban Migration in China …, level of development and ownership seems important as it shows substantial heterogeneity of the costs of job loss across …

by large worker turnover and rising informality. We investigate whether the burden of informality falls … disproportionately on job separators (displaced workers and quitters) in the Russian labor market in the form of informal employment and … of the workers in involuntary informal employment. Those who quit, in turn, experience voluntary informality for the most …

Having unique data we investigate the link between job separations (displacement and quits) and informal employment …, which we define in several ways posing the general question whether the burden of informality falls disproportionately on … job separators in the Russian labor market. After we have established positive causal effects of displacement and quits on …

from the job ladder framework. In the framework, we differentiate between self-employment and wage-informal and between …

gender-based contribution rate for formal employees, and changes in formality and informality costs. We find that the impact …

for a job. Jobs can be formal or informal and firms post the formality status. The equilibrium is characterized by an … labor market data for Mexico. Human capital accumulation on-the-job is responsible for more than half of the overall value … raise to informality. …

job as unemployed or as self-employed. Firms optimally decide the formality status of the job and bargain with workers …-staggered entry across municipalities of a non-contributory social program. Policy experiments show that informality may be reduced by … benefit system would decrease informality, incentivize schooling, and increase productivity at a relative fiscal cost that is …

search for a job as unemployed or as self-employed. Firms optimally decide the formality status of the job and bargain with … informality may be reduced by either increasing or decreasing the payroll tax rate in the formal sector. They also show that a … universal social security benefit system would decrease informality, incentivize schooling, and increase productivity at a …