Association between informal employment and depressive symptoms in 11 cities in Latin America. [PDF]
SSM Popul Health, 2022 Huynh TB +7 more
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Trade Liberalisation, Subcontracting and Unionised Wage [PDF]
We develop a simple framework to show the effects of trade cost reduction on unionized wage, employment and domestic welfare when a domestic firm strategically chooses the amount of formal in-house production and subcontracting to the informal sector. We
Arijit Mukherjee, Dibyendu Maiti
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Employability remains a critical issue for international students in the United Kingdom. This study adopts the Employability Agency Framework proposed by Pham et al. to explore how a group of international students actively exercised their agency to enhance their employability during their Master's studies in the United Kingdom.
Hoang Nguyen, Ming Cheng
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Impact of Covid-19 on informal employment: A case study of women domestic workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Dogar AA +5 more
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The Formal Sector Wage Premium and Firm Size for Self-employed Workers [PDF]
We develop a model where workers may enter self-employment or search for jobs as employees and where there is heterogeneity across workers’ managerial ability.
Eliane El Badaoui +4 more
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The socio-legal implications of women’s work in the informal sector: A case study of women domestic workers in Pakistan [PDF]
, 2009 This article is available open access through the publisher’s website. Copyright @ 2009 The Author.The informal sector of economy is a major source of employment in Developing countries such as Pakistan.1Work opportunities in the informal sector play an ...
Shahid, A
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Career motivations and perceptions of teaching of 16–19‐year‐olds in England and Wales
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The current study provides an understanding of career‐related motivations of 16–19‐year‐olds in schools and A‐level colleges in England and Wales. The 672 participants (62% women) were asked to complete a modified version of the Motivations for Career Choice and the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering scales and provide comments on
Sophie Thompson‐Lee +4 more
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Economic Growth and Poverty: Does Formalisation of Informal Enterprises Matter? [PDF]
The informal sector (IS) in developing countries plays significant roles viz., the provision of employment, incomes and supplying ignored markets. However, the working and employment conditions in the sector are still poor.
Ishengoma, Esther K., Kappel, Robert
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Informal Employment, Working Conditions, and Self-Perceived Health in 3098 Peruvian Urban Workers. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Silva-Peñaherrera M +4 more
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The Urban Informal Sector in an Adjusting Economy: The Case of Pakistan [PDF]
The concept of the informal sector has gained popularity since the well-known study by International Labour Organisation [ILO] in 1972 Kenya. Since then it has become a centre stage in policy discussion regarding unemployment and poverty alleviation ...
Muhammad Arif Sargana
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