Defining informality vs mitigating its negative effects
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Keywords
definition of informality; informal employment; measurement; correlates of being informal;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
- E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
- J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
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