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49 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13854
Finance, Gender, and Entrepreneurship: India's Informal Sector Firms
Ira N. Gang, Rajesh Raj Natarajan, Kunal Sen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13677
Informational Shocks and Street-Food Safety: A Field Study in Urban India
Gianmarco Daniele, Sulagna Mookerjee, Denni Tommasi
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2021, 103 (3), 563-579
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13420
Offshoring to a Developing Nation with a Dual Labor Market
Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Arnab K. Basu, Nancy H. Chau, Devashish Mitra
published in: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, 2020, 102 (3), 237-253
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12943
Microentrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Seema Jayachandran
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12068
Seeking Rent in the Informal Sector
Saibal Kar, Biswajit Mandal, Sugata Marjit, Vivekananda Mukherjee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12050
The Impact of Mass Migration of Syrians on the Turkish Labor Market
Ege Aksu, Refik Erzan, Murat G. Kirdar
published in: Labour Economics, 2022, 76, 102183
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10464
Teen Fertility and Labor Market Segmentation: Evidence from Madagascar
Catalina Herrera, David E. Sahn, Kira M. Villa
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8809
The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labour Market
Ilham Haouas, Almas Heshmati
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8524
Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Paula Nagler, Wim Naudé
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8213
The Effects of Access to Health Insurance for Informally Employed Individuals in Peru
Noelia Bernal, Miguel A. Carpio, Tobias J. Klein
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 154, 122-136
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8046
Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar
Christophe Jalil Nordman, Julia Vaillant
Non-technical version published (in French) in: Mondes en Développement, 2014, 42 (2), 166, 59-72
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8008
Non-Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural Africa: Patterns and Determinants
Paula Nagler, Wim Naudé
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7555
China's 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and Implications for China's Workers
Mary Gallagher, John T. Giles, Albert Park, Meiyan Wang
revised version published in: Human Relations, 2015, 68 (2), 197-235
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6785
Subcontracting and the Size and Composition of the Informal Sector: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing
Ana Isabel Moreno-Monroy, Janneke Pieters, Abdul Azeez Erumban
published as 'Formal Sector Subcontracting and Informal Sector Employment in Indian Manufacturing' in: IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2014, 3(22)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6660
Unemployment Insurance, Job Search and Informal Employment
David N. Margolis, Lucas Navarro, David A. Robalino
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6439
The Impact of Colombia's Pension and Health Insurance Systems on Informality
Valentina Calderón-Mejía, Ioana E. Marinescu
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5579
Informal Sector and Corruption: An Empirical Investigation for India
Nabamita Dutta, Saibal Kar, Sanjukta Roy
published as 'Corruption and Persistent Informality: An Empirical Investigation for Indian States' in: International Review of Economics and Finance, 2013, 27, 357-373
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5229
Economic Reform, Informal-Formal Sector Linkages and Intervention in the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Paradox
Hassan Arvin-Rad, Arnab K. Basu, Maria Willumsen
published in: International Review of Economics and Finance, 2010, 19, 662-670
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5229
Economic Reform, Informal-Formal Sector Linkages and Intervention in the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Paradox
Hassan Arvin-Rad, Arnab K. Basu, Maria Willumsen
published in: International Review of Economics and Finance, 2010, 19, 662-670
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5229
Economic Reform, Informal-Formal Sector Linkages and Intervention in the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Paradox
Hassan Arvin-Rad, Arnab K. Basu, Maria Willumsen
published in: International Review of Economics and Finance, 2010, 19, 662-670
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4805
Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies: The Role of Institutions and Generational Change
Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz
published in: Maria Minniti (ed.) 2011, The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data, Oxford, pp.181-208
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4711
Is Informality Bad? Evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa
Olivier Bargain, Prudence Magejo
published as 'Earnings Structure, Informal Employment and Self-Employment: New Evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57, S100-S122
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4461
Is the Wage Curve Formal or Informal? Evidence for Colombia
Raul Ramos, Juan Carlos Duque, Jordi Surinach
published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 109 (2), 63-65
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4371
A Cohort Analysis of Labor Participation in Mexico, 1987-2009
Robert Duval Hernández, Pedro Orraca Romano
published in: El Trimestre Económico, 2011, 78 (2), 343-375
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4286
The Informal Sector Wage Gap: New Evidence Using Quantile Estimations on Panel Data
Olivier Bargain, Prudence Magejo
revised version published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63 (1), 117-153
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3558
Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies
Ralitza Dimova, Christophe Jalil Nordman, François Roubaud
published as 'Allocation of Labor in Urban West Africa: Insights from the Pattern of Labor Supply and Skill Premiums' in: Review of Development Economics, 2010, 14 (1), 75 - 92
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3179
Does It Pay Firms to Register for Taxes? The Impact of Formality on Firm Profitability
David McKenzie, Yaye Seynabou Sakho
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91(1), 15-24
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3151
Is There an Informal Employment Wage Penalty? Evidence from South Africa
Eliane El Badaoui, Eric Strobl, Frank Walsh
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56 (3), 683–710
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3145
The Formal Sector Wage Premium and Firm Size
Eliane El Badaoui, Eric Strobl, Frank Walsh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3094
Inequality and Employment in a Dual Economy: Enforcement of Labor Regulation in Brazil
Rita K. Almeida, Pedro Carneiro
substantially revised and extended version available as IZA DP No. 5902
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2950
Informality as a Stepping Stone: Entrepreneurial Entry in a Developing Economy
John Bennett, Saul Estrin
published as 'Informal firms in developing countries: entrepreneurial stepping stone or consolation prize?' in Small Business Economics, 2010, 34 (1), 53-63
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2141
The Effects of Labor Market Policies in an Economy with an Informal Sector
James Albrecht, Lucas Navarro, Susan Vroman
published in: Economic Journal, 2009, 119 (539), 1105 - 1129
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1759
Enforcement of Regulation, Informal Labor and Firm Performance
Rita K. Almeida, Pedro Carneiro
published as 'Enforcement of labor regulation and firm size' in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37 (1), 28-46
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1111
New Mothers' Labour Force Participation in Italy: The Role of Job Characteristics
Massimiliano Bratti, Emilia Del Bono, Daniela Vuri
revised version published in: Labour, 2005, 19 (s1), 79–121
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1089
The Effects of the Minimum Wage in the Formal and Informal Sectors in Brazil
Sara Lemos
published as: 'Minimum Wage Effects in a Developing Country' in: Labour Economics, 2009, 16(2), 224-237.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1072
The Effect of the Minimum Wage on Prices
Sara Lemos
published as: 'A Survey of the Effects of the Minimum Wage on Prices' in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2008, 22(1), 187-212.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1069
A Menu of Minimum Wage Variables for Evaluating Wages and Employment Effects: Evidence from Brazil
Sara Lemos
published as 'Minimum Wage Policy and Employment Effects: Evidence from Brazil' in: Economía: Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, 2004, 5 (1), 219-266
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1018
Legal Minimum Wages and the Wages of Formal and Informal Sector Workers in Costa Rica
T. H. Gindling, Katherine Terrell
published in: World Development, 2005, 33 (11), 1905-1921
IZA Discussion Paper No. 329
Wage Differentials and Mobility in the Urban Labor Market: A Panel Data Analysis for Mexico
Xiaodong Gong, Arthur van Soest
published in: Labour Economics, 2002, 9 (4), 513-529
IZA Discussion Paper No. 251
Labor Markets, Inequality and Poverty in Georgia
Ruslan Yemtsov
IZA Discussion Paper No. 213
Mobility in the Urban Labor Market: A Panel Data Analysis for Mexico
Xiaodong Gong, Arthur van Soest, Elizabeth Villagomez
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 53 (1), 1-36
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