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The Youth Gender gap in North Africa: Income differentials and Informal Employment

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  • Hassiba Gherbi

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  • Philippe Adair & Hassiba Gherbi, 2020. "The Youth Gender gap in North Africa: Income differentials and Informal Employment," Erudite Working Paper 2020-06, Erudite.
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    1. Philippe Adair & Vladimir Hlasny & Mariem Omrani & Kareem Sharabi Rosshandler, 2022. "Fostering social businesses and formalising the informal economy in MENA countries," Erudite Working Paper 2022-03, Erudite.
    2. Youghourta Bellache, Omar Babou, Oksana Nezhyvenko, Philippe Adair, 2021. "Informal employment in the Kabylia region (Algeria): labour force segmentation, mobility and earnings," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 18(2), pages 139-172, December.
    3. Philippe Adair, 2021. "The informal economy and gender inequalities in North Africa," Erudite Working Paper 2021-07, Erudite.

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