IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'Migrants’ well-being during the global financial crisis: economic and social predictors' in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (3), 770-787

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11256

Informal Employment Relationships and the Labor Market: Is There Segmentation in Ukraine?

Hartmut Lehmann, Norberto Pignatti

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics 2018, 46 (3), 838-857

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11245

Political Change and Informality: Evidence from the Arab Spring

Ahmed Elsayed, Jackline Wahba

published as 'Political Change and Informality' in: Economics of Transition, 2019, 27 (1), 31 - 66

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11170

Labor Market Search, Informality and Schooling Investments

Matteo Bobba, Luca Flabbi, Santiago Levy Algazi

published in: International Economic Review, 2022, 63 (1), 211-226.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11039

Active Labour Market Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from a Meta Analysis

Veronica Escudero, Jochen Kluve, Elva López Mourelo, Clemente Pignatti

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55 (12), 2644 - 2661

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11014

Informality, Public Employment and Employment Protection in Developing Countries

Shaimaa Yassin, François Langot

publisehd in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (1), 326-348

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10988

Labour Supply and Informal Care Supply: The Impacts of Financial Support for Long-Term Elderly Care

Bruce Hollingsworth, Asako Ohinata, Matteo Picchio, Ian Walker

revised version published as 'The Impacts of Free Universal Elderly Care on the Supply of Informal Care and Labour Supply' in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 84 (4), 933 - 960

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10986

Insurance and Solidarity: Evidence from a Lab-in-the-Field Experiment in Cambodia

Friederike Lenel, Susan Steiner

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10966

The Impact of the Action Plan for Promoting Employment and Combating Unemployment on Employment Informality in Algeria

Ali Souag, Ragui Assaad

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10862

Caregivers in the Family: Daughters, Sons and Social Norms

Francesca Barigozzi, Helmuth Cremer, Kerstin Roeder

published in: European Economic Review, 130, 2020, 103589.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10812

Parental Leave, (In)formal Childcare and Long-term Child Outcomes

Natalia Danzer, Martin Halla, Nicole Schneeweis, Martina Zweimüller

revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (6) 1826-1884;

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10669

Wage Rigidities in Colombia: Measurement, Causes, and Policy Implications

Sonia A. Agudelo, Hector Sala

published in: Journal of Policy Modeling, 2017, 39 (3), 547-567

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10482

Household Entrepreneurship and Social Networks: Panel Data Evidence from Vietnam

Huu Chi Nguyen, Christophe Jalil Nordman

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 54 (4), 594 - 618

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10464

Teen Fertility and Labor Market Segmentation: Evidence from Madagascar

Catalina Herrera-Almanza, David E. Sahn, Kira M. Villa

published in: Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28 (3), 277–303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10389

The 'Informality Gap': Can Education Help Minorities Escape Informal Employment? Evidence from Peru

Juan Gabriel Delgado Montes, Javier Corrales, Prakarsh Singh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10359

Labor Outcomes during the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood: The Role of Personality, Cognition, and Shocks in Madagascar

David E. Sahn, Kira M. Villa

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10324

Entrepreneurship in the Shadows: Wealth Constraints and Government Policy

Semih Tumen

published in: Economics of Transition, 2017, 25(2), 239-270

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10302

Maria Ferreira Sequeda, Annemarie Künn-Nelen, Andries de Grip

published in: Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Pouliakas. Giovanni Russo, Konstantinos Tatsiramos (eds.): Skill Mismatch in Labor Markets (Research in Labor Economics, 45) Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017, 345 - 407

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10280

Does Crime Deter South Africans from Self-Employment?

Katharina Grabrucker, Michael Grimm

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2018, 46 (2), 413-435.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10197

The Anatomy of Behavioral Responses to Social Assistance When Informal Employment Is High

Marcelo Bergolo, Guillermo Cruces

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10196

Remittances and Informal Work

Artjoms Ivlevs

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2016, 37 (7), 1172-1190

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10139

Informal Employment in China: Trends, Patterns and Determinants of Entry

Zhe Liang, Simon Appleton, Lina Song

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10116

Informality as a Stepping Stone: A Search-Theoretical Assessment of Informal Sector and Government Policy

Semih Tumen

published in: Central Bank Review, 2016, 16(3), 109-117

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10100

Deconstructing Informality: A Response to Vulnerability or an Optimal Choice?

Lina Song, Simon Appleton, Zhe Liang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9970

Informal versus Formal: A Panel Data Analysis of Earnings Gaps in Madagascar

Christophe Jalil Nordman, Faly Rakotomanana, François Roubaud

published in: World Development, 2016, 86, 1–17

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9951

Workforce Composition, Productivity, and Labor Regulations in a Compensating Differentials Theory of Informality

Daniel Haanwinckel, Rodrigo R. Soares

published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88 (6), 2970-3010

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9866

The Value of Social Security: Are Formal Jobs Better?

Lucia Madrigal, Carmen Pagés, Agustina Suaya

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9723

Earnings Premiums and Penalties for Self-Employment and Informal Employees around the World

T. H. Gindling, Nadwa Mossaad, David Newhouse

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9642

Immigration and Prices: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Binnur Balkan, Semih Tumen

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29(3), 657-686

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9592

Fear of Labor Rigidities: The Role of Expectations on Employment Growth in Peru

Pablo Lavado, Gustavo Yamada

published in: Latin American Research Review, 2023, 58 (4), 875-891.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9589

The Effect of Doubling the Minimum Wage on Employment: Evidence from Russia

Alexander Muravyev, Aleksey Oshchepkov

published in: IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2016, 5:6

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9573

Informal versus Formal Search: Which Yields a Better Pay?

Semih Tumen

published in: International Journal of Economic Theory, 2016, 12(3), 257-277

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9560

Informal Fee Elimination and Student Performance: Evidence from The Gambia

Leanne Giordono, Todd Pugatch

published as 'Non-tuition Costs, School Access and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26 (2), 140-168.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9545

Illegal Immigration and the Shadow Economy

Carmen Camacho, Fabio Mariani, Luca Pensieroso

published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2017, 24, 1050-1080

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9477

Where Does Education Pay Off in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Two Cities of the Republic of Congo

Mathias Kuepie, Christophe Jalil Nordman

published in: Oxford Development Studies, 2016, 44 (1), 1-27

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9455

Firm-Size Wage Gaps along the Formal-Informal Divide: Theory and Evidence

Binnur Balkan, Semih Tumen

published in: Industrial Relations, 2016, 55(2), 235-266

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9373

Lifting the Iron Curtain: School-Age Education and Entrepreneurial Intentions

Oliver Falck, Robert Gold, Stephan Heblich

published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2017, 17 (5), 1111–1148,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9359

Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?

Aysit Tansel, Halil Ibrahim Keskin, Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir

revised version published as 'Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty ine from Egypt: EvidencQuantile Regression on Panel Data' in: Empirical Economics, 2020, 58 (6), 2949-2979.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9359

Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty in Egypt?

Aysit Tansel, Halil Ibrahim Keskin, Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir

revised version published as 'Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty ine from Egypt: EvidencQuantile Regression on Panel Data' in: Empirical Economics, 2020, 58 (6), 2949-2979.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9348

The Impact of Syrian Refugees on Natives' Labor Market Outcomes in Turkey: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Design

Evren Ceritoglu, H. Burcu Gurcihan Yunculer, Huzeyfe Torun, Semih Tumen

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2017, 6:5

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9322

Does Informal Learning at Work Differ between Temporary and Permanent Workers? Evidence from 20 OECD Countries

Maria Ferreira Sequeda, Andries de Grip, Rolf Van der Velden

published in: Labour Economics,, 2018, 55, 18-40

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9231

Bound To Lose, Bound To Win? The Financial Crisis and the Informal-Formal Sector Earnings Gap in Serbia

Niels-Hugo Blunch

published in: IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2015, 4:13