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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract In today's digital age, misinformation propagates rapidly through digital channels, blurring the lines between truth and fiction, and challenging the foundations of trust in information sources. Although affecting all spheres of life, misinformation poses a significant threat to workers highlighting a critical intersection between ...
Ashwani Malhotra +4 more
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An Equilibrium Search Model of the Informal Sector [PDF]
We use an equilibrium search framework to model a formal- informal sector labour market where the informal sector arises endogenously. In our model large firms will be in the formal sector and pay a wage premium, while small firms are characterised by ...
Eliane Badaoui, Eric Strobl, Frank Walsh
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International factor mobility, informal interest rate and capital market imperfection: a general equilibrium analysis [PDF]
This paper makes a pioneering attempt to provide a theory of determination of interest rate in the informal credit market in a small open economy in terms of a three-sector general equilibrium model. There are two informal sectors which obtain production
Chaudhuri, Sarbajit +1 more
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The impact of Formal and Informal Employment of women on their Quality of Life: a study in Tehran [PDF]
پژوهشهای سلامتمحور, 2018 Background & Objectives: Women have a basic role in ensuring the health of future generations and their employment forms an important part of their life.
Abolghasem Pourreza +4 more
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Desarrollo 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
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Social Protection in the Informal Sector; Evidence from Ghana’s Informal Sector
Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 2019 Ghana’s economy is dominated by a large informal sector employing a significantly higher proportion of the total workforce. Studies have shown that majority of informal sector workers work under bad working conditions, and earn low remuneration culminating into high social insecurity especially during their old age.
Donne, Muddey Komla +2 more
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The Informal Sector, Third Version [PDF]
This paper investigates the determinants of informal economic activity. We present two equilibrium models of informality and test their implications using a survey of 48,000+ small firms in Brazil.
Aureo de Paula, Jose A. Scheinkman
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
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The effect of fiscal policy on the size of the informal sector in Nigeria
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2011 This paper adapts a dynamic real business cycle model to examine the effect of fiscal policy on the relative size of the informal sector in Nigeria. The motivation for this paper is to provide an economic intuition on how fiscal policy has contributed to
Offiong H. Solomon
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Martinique’s Informal Sector [PDF]
In 2008, Martinique’s informal sector accounted for 12,400 individuals, 9.9% of the Martinique’s total employment. Youth, retirees, men, women, the unemployed, inactives, those already employed in the formal sector, and many more make up the diverse ...
Annie Motch, Gérard Forgeot
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