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Potential demand for National Health Insurance in Zimbabwe: Evidence from selected urban informal sector clusters in Harare. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Chipunza T, Nhamo S.
europepmc   +1 more source

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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Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19, food coping strategies and households resilience: the case of informal sector in Burkina Faso. [PDF]

Food Secur, 2023
Sawadogo N, Ouoba Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

GOOD AND BAD EQUILIBRIA WITH THE INFORMAL SECTOR [PDF]

We examine whether an economy can have a bad (small or no formal sector, high taxes) as well as a good (small or no informal sector, low taxes) equilibrium.
Bouwe Dijkstra
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Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the informal sector workers in Bangladesh. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Swarna NR, Anjum I, Hamid NN, Rabbi GA, Islam T, Evana ET, Islam N, Rayhan MI, Morshed K, Miah ASMJ.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Labor regulations and the informal economy [PDF]

The informal economy, which evades labor regulations, provides employment for much of the labor force in developing countries. The author explores how labor regulations and imperfections in informal capital markets affect income inequality and the speed ...
Loayza, Norman V.
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Foreign Capital Inflow, Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap, and Welfare in the Presence of the Informal Sector [PDF]

This paper attempts to analyse the impact of trade liberalisation on the skilled- unskilled wage gap and the level of welfare of developing countries, which are generally characterised by large “informal” labour markets.
Kausik Gupta, Tania Basu
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