Health shock, catastrophic expenditure and its consequences on welfare of the household engaged in informal sector
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DOI: 10.1007/s10389-017-0829-9
Abstract: PurposeDespite significant contribution by India’s informal sector, tattered conditions have inflated the burden of health shocks in many ways. This study tries to examine the economic burden of health shocks and its associated consequences on… read more here.
Keywords: engaged informal; informal sector; health shocks; expenditure ... See more keywords
International movements of money and men: impact on the informal economy
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DOI: 10.1007/s12197-019-09480-w
Abstract: Using panel data for a large cross-country sample, we consider the influences of FDI inflows, inward development aid, and immigration on the informal sector. Both FDI and immigration increase the informal sector, with the effect… read more here.
Keywords: movements money; informal sector; international movements; informal economy ... See more keywords
Does tourism affect the informal sector?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2019.102816
Abstract: Abstract The effect of tourism on economic growth has largely been investigated in the literature. However, it is still poorly understood about how the impact of tourism on the size of the informal economy. The… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; research; informal sector; tourism affect ... See more keywords
Socio-demographics, political attitudes and informal sector employment: A cross-country analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2018.03.003
Abstract: In this paper, we empirically investigate the relationship between informal sector employment and micro-level socio-demographic characteristics, political acts and attitudes, and individual norms. Using self-reported individual micro-level data from the World Values Survey for seven… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; cross country; informal sector; sector employment ... See more keywords
Towards an inclusive circular economy: Quantifying the spatial flows of e-waste through the informal sector in China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.039
Abstract: Abstract China has built a territory-based formal e-waste recycling system as a response to the global e-waste challenge. This system created a division of labor between the informal sector and formal recycling plants by providing… read more here.
Keywords: waste; informal sector; china; waste recycling ... See more keywords
Rethinking training: the role of the informal sector in skills acquisition and development in Zimbabwe
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2020.1799759
Abstract: ABSTRACT Training and skills acquisition have received widespread approval as one of the most important steps towards achieving human, organisational and national development. They are largely regarded as tools to fight poverty, inequality and unemployment.… read more here.
Keywords: zimbabwe; informal sector; development; sector ... See more keywords
Undervaluation of informal sector innovations: Making a case for revisiting methodology
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1532630
Abstract: The informal economy is emerging as a new normal. It is distinctively pervasive both in the Global South and the North. Of late, scholarship in development economics has captured its knowledge component. Yet, the focus… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; innovations making; informal sector; undervaluation informal ... See more keywords
Characteristics of informal sector activities and challenges faced by women in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
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DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2019.1656383
Abstract: Abstract Informal sector (IFS) activities are viable in reducing poverty among women. Yet, the full potential of IFS in reducing poverty among women may not be realised when women encounter challenges which could retard the… read more here.
Keywords: metropolis ghana; informal sector; kumasi metropolis; faced women ... See more keywords
Religious Beliefs and Entrepreneurial Behaviors in Africa: A Case Study of the Informal Sector in Uganda
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DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2018.1516939
Abstract: ABSTRACT Religion plays a major role in Africa’s polity and its influence on the business landscape of the continent has been acknowledged in literature. This study contributes to the discourse by investigating and explaining how… read more here.
Keywords: informal sector; study; religious beliefs; beliefs entrepreneurial ... See more keywords
Regulating the sharing economy to prevent the growth of the informal sector in the hospitality industry
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DOI: 10.1108/ijchm-08-2016-0431
Abstract: Purpose To tackle one of the main negative consequences of the sharing economy, namely, the growth of the informal sector, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate for the first time the impacts of… read more here.
Keywords: sector; hospitality industry; informal sector; sector hospitality ... See more keywords
COVID‐19, financing and sales decline of informal sector MSMEs in Senegal
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DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12532
Abstract: Abstract Using the survey data collected on informal sector MSMEs in Senegal, this study performs logit and propensity score matching (PSM) both to examine the determinants of access to credit, the decline in sales, and… read more here.
Keywords: credit; sales decline; msmes senegal; informal sector ... See more keywords