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Skills-related underemployment amongst South Africa’s informally employed and self-employed: A case study of Potchefstroom

open access: yesSA Journal of Human Resource Management, 2020
Orientation: Mainstream development theory views the informal sector as a shock absorber in an economic crisis. South Africa’s informal sector is smaller than that of many developing countries and very little research has investigated underemployment in ...
Mosima Ngwenya   +4 more
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Informal Employment: Features in the North and South of Russia

open access: yesАрктика и Север
The spread of informal employment is relevant for the labor market of the Russian Federation as a whole, and for its regions. The relevance of the research problem is associated with the lack of comparative data on the informal sector of the economy of ...
Marina A. Terentyeva
doaj   +1 more source

The Search and Matching Equilibrium in an Economy with an Informal Sector: A Positive Analysis of Labour Market Policies

open access: yesDesarrollo y Sociedad, 2015
This paper contributes to the theoretical analysis of the informal sector through the search and matching framework. Building upon the work of Albrecht, Navarro and Vroman (2009), where the informal sector consists of unregulated selfemployment, I ...
Luz Adriana Flórez
doaj   +1 more source

The urban informal sector as a means of livelihood improvement among youth: Evidence from Hawassa city, Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Economics & Finance, 2023
The informal sector constitutes a vital part of developing countries’ economy. It serves as a major source of employment and livelihood for the urban poor.
Tariku Lorato   +3 more
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The dual labour market theory and the informal sector in South Africa

open access: yesActa Commercii, 2006
Purpose of the paper: The purpose of this paper is to revisit the dual labour market theory as far as the informal sector in South Africa is concerned.
M. D. Uys, P. F. Blaauw
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Tax Digitization on the Informal Sector: A Closer Look at Sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesGlobal Africa
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of tax administration reforms on the informal sector and informal employment in 40 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.
Franky Brice Kogueda Afia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The informal sector and tax on employment: A dynamic general equilibrium investigation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2008
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openaire   +2 more sources

Informality and the Education Factor in Indonesian Labor

open access: yesJournal of Indonesian Applied Economics, 2020
Informal sector plays a major role in Indonesia. In 2018, this sector generates 57,9 percent employment of the total workforce. Moreover, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), one of the biggest pockets of informal workers account 64.19 million business ...
Axellina Muara Setyanti
doaj   +1 more source

Constraints to growth in informal sector activities and formalisation: A case study of Ghanaian slums

open access: yesThe Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 2018
Background: Globally, people often migrate from rural to urban areas in search of employment. Lack of adequate employment opportunities in cities forced individuals to engage in slum informal economic activities out of necessity.
Darma Mahadea, Luther-King Junior Zogli
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of pre-employment card policy on employment transition during covid-19: evidence from Indonesian dual labor market

open access: yesJPPI (Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia)
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted employment markets globally and nationally, posing unique challenges to Indonesia’s labor force. In response, the Indonesian government launched the Pre-Employment Card (PEC) as part of the National ...
Beni Teguh Gunawan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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