promoting informality and reducing participation rates. These effects can be important enough to deserve consideration in policy …

Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in … unemployment co-exist. -- contractual dualism ; wage dualism ; employer market power ; informality …

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. -- Informality ; Unemployment …

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 labor market and welfare effects of policies towards informality …

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 labor market and welfare effects of policies towards informality …

Informality is a defining characteristic of labor markets in developing and transition countries. This paper analyzes …

fluctuations in unemployment and informality rates. We identify five stylized facts: (i) Nearly 40% of the fluctuations in the … unemployment rate involves unemployment ins and outs from/to informal jobs. (ii) More than 40% of the fluctuations in informality …-participation matters for the understanding of unemployment volatility but also for the comprehension of the volatility on informality. (iv …