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The Position of Migrants in the Urban Informal Labour Markets in Cote d'Ivoire

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The paper describes the formal and informal sectors of the urban labour markets in Cote d'lvoire, and investigates the determinants of access to each, with a focus on the role of migrant status. A direct definition of the formal sector is used which captures the degree of legal and institutional protection available to workers. The frequently used proxy criterion, size of enterprise, is shown to misclassify many workers. The results indicate that the informal sector is not internally homogeneous, and consists of a self-employed and an employee segment. The results do not support the hypothesis that the informal sector serves as a waiting area for workers, especially migrants, while they search for formal sector jobs. Only the employee segment displays a transitory work nature, and prepares workers for moving to the self-employed segment. Copyright 1992 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Grootaert, Christiaan, 1992. "The Position of Migrants in the Urban Informal Labour Markets in Cote d'Ivoire," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 1(3), pages 416-445, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:1:y:1992:i:3:p:416-45
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    1. Pierre‐Richard Agénor, 2004. "Macroeconomic Adjustment and the Poor: Analytical Issues and Cross‐Country Evidence," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 18(3), pages 351-408, July.
    2. Grootaert, Christiaan, 1995. "Structural change and poverty in Africa: A decomposition anakysis for Cote d'Ivoire," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 375-401, August.

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