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Kunal Sen delivers Valedictory address at the 63rd annual ISLE conferenceThe Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) hosts its 63rd Annual Conference in Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 1–3 March 2023. On day three (3 March) of the conference, UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen delivers the...
Panel discussion
The good jobs challenge in developing countries – presentation at the 63rd ISLE ConferenceThe Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) hosts its 63rd Annual Conference in Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 1–3 March 2023. On day two (2 March) of the conference, a panel discussion will explore the key findings of...
Journal Article
Does the depth of informality influence welfare in urban sub-Saharan Africa?THIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | We explore the relationship between household welfare and informality, measuring household informality as the share of members’ activities (hours worked or income) without social insurance...
Informality Measurement PovertyPresentation
Transitions out of informality and their implications for workers – Michael Danquah presents at OECD workshopOn 6 December Michael Danquah joins the OECD’s virtual workshop on: Transitions out of informality and their implications for workers. The workshop brings together the ongoing work of the OECD on the topic and invites experts in the field to...
Presentation
UNU-WIDER hosts special session at the AERC biannual research workshop on ‘The job ladder’As part of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, UNU-WIDER coordinates a special session on the forthcoming book The job ladder: Transforming informal work and livelihoods in developing...
Blog
In memory of Ela Ramesh Bhatt — The gentle revolutionary
Ela Ramesh Bhatt, the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association ( SEWA ) of India, passed away on 2 November 2022...
Informality Labour unions Labour movementWorking Paper
Domestic revenue mobilization and informality: Challenges and opportunities for sub-Saharan AfricaEffective domestic revenue mobilization has gained renewed urgency, especially in the light of the need to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Domestic revenue mobilization Shadow economy Tax revenueBlog
Digital platforms and job search: Experimental evidence from MozambiqueDigital technologies can be deployed to improve job search, but their effectiveness in practice is disrupted...
Informality Job search UnemploymentJournal Article
Precarization or protection?: The role of trade and labour policies on informalityPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Brazil Informality TradeJournal Article
Informality and firm performance in MyanmarPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Firms Informality MyanmarJournal 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 informalityThe 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 market regulations and social ins...
Informal work Informality Labour marketBlog
Can access to finance spur entrepreneurship in Indian informal sector?Credit constraints, a consequence of the widespread failure of credit markets in developing countries, are widely regarded as a key constraint to entrepreneurship...
India Informality Entrepreneurship