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Informal Employment Re-loaded
Abstract
This paper provides a fresh look at informal employment, a phenomenon of renewed interest to policy makers and researchers alike. It finds that informal employment is likely to stay, is sometimes a voluntary choice, can offer better working conditions than formal employment and is very heterogeneous and diverse. Reasons for these puzzling facts and trends are discussed by focussing on incentives and constraints determining labour market outcomes. “Reloading” informal employment argues for a re-thinking of the current policy agenda and maps out important further directions for research.
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“Documented female labour participation rates are also likely to underrepresent informal and undocumented labour sectors, where women in the region are particularly concentrated (Jütting et al. 2008).”
From Ageing and Elderly Care in the Arab Region: Policy Challenges and Opportunities (2017) · cites this paper as Jütting et al. 2008
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Ageing and Elderly Care in the Arab Region: Policy Challenges and Opportunities
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jütting, J., Parlevliet, J., & Xenogiani, T.
- Affiliations
- Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (FR)
- ORCID
- Jante Parlevliet
- Venue
- OECD Development Centre Working Papers
- Published
- 2008-01-01
- ISSN
- 1815-1949 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4206285372
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
- Type
- report
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- OECD Development Centre working papers (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Education and Labor Relations
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Industrial relations › Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
- Keywords
- informal employment, labor market outcomes, working conditions, employment policy
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