A Note on Informality in the Labor Market
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- Melanie Khamis, 2012. "A Note On Informality In The Labour Market," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24(7), pages 894-908, October.
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Keywords
self-employment; job history; contracts; illegal migration; social security; informality; Mexico;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAB-2010-01-23 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-MIG-2010-01-23 (Economics of Human Migration)
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