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WP 12 - Politico-economic institutions and the informal sector in Albania [PDF]
When formal institutions are unfavorable for the development of a free market economy, one reaction in many countries is a spontaneous development of informal economies. This study analyzes the conditions for the informal sector to emerge in a transition
Klarita Gërxhani
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Brain Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is generally considered beneficial to organizations, but extra‐role behavior may also impose costs on employees under some circumstances. Whether the workplace, personality, and neuroanatomical correlates of OCB differ between men and women remains unclear.
Keisuke Kokubun +2 more
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Technological Upgradation in the Informal Manufacturing Sector: Possibilities and Problems [PDF]
The informal sector in India has consolidated its position in the economy instead of fading away with time. It has taken up the challenges of the new economic dispension with vigorous competitiveness and amazing adaptation & enthusiasm.
Mukherjee, Dipa, Mathur, Ashok
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The Influence of ESG Controversies on Financing Costs for European Companies: Does Culture Matter?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies and corporate financing costs, focusing on the moderating effect of national culture. It analyzes European companies listed on the STOXX 600 Index from 2016 to 2023.
Souad Brinette +2 more
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Pension systems for the informal sector in Asia [PDF]
This paper looks at the experiences of various Asian countries in expanding the coverage of the pension system to informal sector workers. The paper argues that given aging and growing informality, a rapid forward-looking response from governments in the
MacKellar, Landis
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah +3 more
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POLLUTION AND WELFARE IN THE PRESENCE OF INFORMAL SECTOR: IS THERE ANY TRADE-OFF? [PDF]
We present a three-sector general equilibrium model with an informal sector, which produces an intermediary for the formal sector, and analyze the effects of different policies on the environmental standard and welfare of the economy.
Sarbajit Chaudhuri
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular supply chain management (CSCM) practices are seen as a solution for addressing society's many significant environmental challenges. Although existing studies recognise the importance of reverse engineering in combating poverty, there is limited knowledge about its effectiveness in shaping CSCM practices to address climate change and ...
Yaw Agyabeng‐Mensah +2 more
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Women’s Participation to Self-employment and Informal Sector
Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2011 Using comparable micro-level data from three countries, we ask what type of person works in the informal sector and whether informal workers earn lower wages than observationally equivalent workers in the formal sector. The characteristics of informal workers are similar across countries. Surprisingly, when we control for these personal characteristics,
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Informal Sector Pollution Control: What Policy Options Do We Have? [PDF]
In developing countries, urban clusters of informal firms such as brick kilns and leather tanneries can create severe pollution problems. However, these firms are quite difficult to regulate for a variety of technical and political reasons.
Blackman, Allen
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