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Informality and Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We establish five facts about the informal economy in developing countries. First, it is huge, reaching about half of the total in the poorest countries.
LaPorta, Rafael   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Property Informality and Its Effect on Rural Land Prices in Colombia

open access: yesEconomía
This study investigates the impact of property informality on rural land prices in Colombia. It utilizes data for 16 land size categories for a fifth of Colombia’s municipalities.
Eduardo Lora   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Caregiver Perspectives on the Burden of Disease and Treatment in Uncontrolled Gout

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Uncontrolled gout (UG) refers to persistently elevated serum urate (SU) levels >6 mg/dL and ongoing gout symptoms despite use of urate‐lowering therapy (ULT). The objective of this study was to evaluate the burden associated with informal caregiving for individuals with UG.
Angelo Gaffo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the depth of informality influence welfare in urban Sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
We explore the relationship between household welfare and informality, measuring household informality as the share of members’ activities (hours worked or income) without social insurance.
Rufrancos, Héctor   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Unveiling the intellectual structure of informality: Insights from the socioeconomic literature.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
In the socioeconomic sphere, the concept of informality has been used to address issues pertaining to economic dynamics, institutions, work, poverty, settlements, the use of space, development, and sustainability, among others.
Nelson Alfonso Gómez-Cruz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural entrepreneurship and informality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Benin

open access: yesRevue Marocaine de l'Entrepreneuriat, de l'Innovation et du Management, 2017
This paper investigates the degree of informality of agricultural entrepreneurship in Benin, using data from the follow up survey of 2011 of the General Census of Enterprises.
Lokonon Kounagbè Odilon Boris
doaj   +1 more source

Interruption of informality in artisanal cachaça: an analysis from the perspective of institutional work

open access: yesContextus, 2020
Informality presents itself as one of the hallmarks of the stillcachaça. In the state of Minas Gerais, the largest artisanal producer in the country, the rates surpassed 98% in 1980.
Raphael de Morais   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Frailty, and Outcomes of Surgical Hospitalizations: A National Population‐Based Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hospitalization, particularly for surgery, represents a period of heightened stress. We evaluated how frailty attenuates the association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with negative health outcomes after elective noncardiac surgery. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional study using the National Inpatient Sample (2018 to 2020), including adults
Ali Yazdanyar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

MUGABE’S POLICY LEGACIES ON URBAN POVERTY AND INFORMALITY IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Română de Geografie Politică
Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980 and had Mugabe as its first black president. Thirty-seven years later, Mugabe was, atypically, ousted from office. There exist controversies around his thirty-seven-year term.
Logistic MAKONI   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐Time Holographic Feedback via Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System Enhances Pediatric Intubation Training

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We proposed a Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System to provide real‐time holographic torque feedback during pediatric endotracheal intubation simulation. Visualization formats are evaluated to reduce tracking error and visual demand.
Jiaqi Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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