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UNU-WIDER researchers join UNDESA 2022 virtual expert group meetingDuring 27-30 June UNU-WIDER researchers, Michael Danquah and Simone Schotte join the expert group meeting hosted virtually by Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) on Creating full and...
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Confronting low domestic savings in AfricaWhat are the linkages between national savings and sustainable economic growth? Why are there differences in the amounts of savings between different countries?...
Informal work Developing countries Domestic savingsResearch Brief
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A new social contract inclusive of informal workersThis paper makes the case that current social contracts are often inadequate, irrelevant, or unjust for informal workers. It outlines three possible future scenarios: the bad old contract, an even worse contract, and a better new contract...
Informal work Informal economy Social contractWorking Paper
Female labour supply and informal employment in EcuadorLow- and middle-income countries face a trade-off between raising tax revenue to strengthen social protection and creating incentives for the population to enter formal employment...
Labour supply Informal work Tax-benefit policyBlog
What does ‘promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth’ mean for everyday life?Erica stands under a rudimentary market stall in Accra, Ghana, selling fruits — she has done this every day for 10 years now...
Informal work Economic Transformation DatabaseJournal Article
Informality and pension reforms in Bolivia: The case of Renta DignidadPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Social protection Informal work BoliviaJournal Article
Choices and constraints: The nature of informal employment in urban MexicoPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Informal work Labour market Labour market segmentationJournal Article
Job quality and labour market transitions: Evidence from Mexican informal and formal workersPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Informal work job quality Labour market dynamicsJournal Article
What sustains informality?Part of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Informal work Labour market InformalityJournal Article
Ethnic diversity and informal work in GhanaPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Ethnic diversity Informal work InformalityJournal Special Issue
What sustains informalitySPECIAL ISSUE IN PRODUCTION | The special issue contributes significantly to critical issues related to the nature of informal employment and its determinants, how informal firms can grow their business and productivity, and the effects of labour mar...
Informal work Informality Labour marketWorking Paper
The informal sector and the safety of female traders in Tanzania: A reflection of practices, policies, and legislationThis paper assesses the participation of female traders, safety factors, and existing policies and legislation in the informal sector in Tanzania...
Informal sector female entrepreneurship TanzaniaWorking Paper
Improving young women’s working conditions in Tanzania’s urban food vending sectorIn this paper, we investigate the working conditions of the young women working as assistants in the food vending sector in Tanzania using interviews and focus group discussions which are supplemented with quantitative survey...
Tanzania Working conditions Food retailingPresentation
UNU-WIDER at WEAI Annual ConferenceThe 96th Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference takes place online across 27 June to 1 July. This year’s programme includes a session chaired by Tim Gindling , Climbing the job ladder? Informal and formal work in a...
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Informal employment or informal firms? Regulatory enforcement and the transformation of the informal sectorWhile there is general agreement that regulatory avoidance is an important part of firms’ decisions to produce in the informal sector, there is much less agreement on how regulation and enforcement affect firms’ decisions on, inter alia, ...
Informal sector Regulation Spillovers