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Flexicurity of the Labor Market through the Formal/Informal Duality, in the Context of Globalization [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Management Comparat International, 2018
The new stage of globalization, marked by deeper integration of work, creates new opportunities, both in terms of economic growth and job creation, but at the same time creates new challenges and problems in the labor market, such as: increasing labor ...
Cristian MARINESCU
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Causes of Option for Informal Sector [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Management Comparat International, 2020
Informality is a feature, specific to any economy, regardless its nature and development degree, but it has a significant share in developing or poorly developed economies.
Cristian MARINESCU, Alina BRATILOVEANU
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Labor Market Policies in Informal Labor Markets

open access: yes, 2021
This thesis analyzes three different labor market policies implemented in countries characterized by high levels of informal employment. Chapter 1, joint with Hannah Liepmann, estimates the welfare effects of unemployment benefits in Mauritius and assesses the role played by informal jobs.
openaire   +2 more sources

Turkey’s Labor Market During Covid-19 Pandemic: A K-Modes Analysis

open access: yesİzmir İktisat Dergisi, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant economic contractions and employment vulnerabilities for the economies, including Turkey. The pandemic exacerbated structural challenges related to high unemployment, low labor force participation, and ...
Nilüfer Kaya Kanlı, Bige Kucukefe
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Informality, inequality, and feminization of labor

open access: yesWomen's Studies International Forum, 2021
Using two novel datasets of the size of the informal economy and income inequality, this study provides evidence on the nexus of informality and inequality with particular attention to the feminization of labor, a phenomenon closely related to labor market informalization.
Elgin, Ceyhun, Elveren, Adem Yavuz
openaire   +2 more sources

Does ESG Matter for Unlisted Companies in the Agri‐Food Industry? Evidence From Japan's Unlisted Agri‐Food Companies

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
wiley   +1 more source

Between Social Protests and a Global Pandemic: Working Transitions under the Economic Effects of COVID-19

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2021
Emerging research on the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic draws attention to the labor effects of the crisis in the Global South. Developing countries show high levels of labor informality, where most workers cannot work from home and ...
Valentina Rivera, Francisca Castro
doaj   +1 more source

Informal Incentives and Labour Markets

open access: yesThe Economic Journal, 2022
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how labour-market tightness affects market outcomes if firms use informal, self-enforcing, agreements to motivate workers. We characterise profit-maximising equilibria and show that an increase in the supply of homogeneous workers can increase wages.
Fahn, Matthias, Murooka, Takeshi
openaire   +4 more sources

Exploring trends in labor informality in Latin America, 1990-2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Labor informality is a pervasive characteristic of the labor markets in Latin America, and a central issue in the public policy debate. This paper discusses the concept of labor informality and implements alternative definitions using microdata from ...
Battistón, Diego Ezequiel   +3 more
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