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   Articles with "informality" as a keyword



Housing Informality and Labor Informality in Space: In Search of the Missing Links

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy"

DOI: 10.1007/s12061-024-09569-8

Abstract: This paper analyzes the relationship between informal housing and labor informality at the intraurban level, considering these two phenomena' simultaneity and spatial dimensions. Our analysis focuses on the context of a city in a developing… read more here.

Keywords: labor informality; space; housing informality; housing ... See more keywords
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Examining responses to informality in the Global South: A framework for community land trusts and informal settlements

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Habitat International"

DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2019.102108

Abstract: Abstract Informality has been a predominant source of affordable housing for the urban poor in the Global South. Despite many efforts to eliminate and/or improve informal settlements, these communities still prevail as one of the… read more here.

Keywords: framework; global south; informal settlements; informality ... See more keywords
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The impact of informality on inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does financial inclusion matter?

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Policy Modeling"

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.03.009

Abstract: Abstract Rising poverty levels in Sub-Saharan Africa requires a better understanding of inclusive growth determinants to develop effective policy responses. Using panel data from 44 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1990–2018, we compute measures… read more here.

Keywords: informality; growth; financial inclusion; sub saharan ... See more keywords

Social Security reform in the presence of informality

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Review of Economic Dynamics"

DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2020.10.001

Abstract: Abstract As populations age, countries across the globe are dealing with the issue of how to fund retirement consumption for their workers. The design of Social Security programs is more difficult when the country also… read more here.

Keywords: informality; reform; welfare gains; social security ... See more keywords
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Informality-sustainable city nexus: The place of informality in advancing sustainable Ghanaian cities

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Sustainable Cities and Society"

DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.102707

Abstract: Abstract Economic and spatial informality dominates the cityscape of countries in the Global South. From the perspective of urban practitioners and other stakeholders, there are two main schools of thought that discuss the roles of… read more here.

Keywords: sustainable city; informality; sustainable ghanaian; ghanaian cities ... See more keywords
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Understanding informality in the intercity passenger ground transport market: A stylized model and policy implications

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Transport Policy"

DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.09.001

Abstract: Abstracts Based on a literature review on informality, this study builds a theoretical framework and proposes an original stylized model to understand transport informality in the context of a developing economy. Using simple economic premises… read more here.

Keywords: stylized model; transport market; transport; informality ... See more keywords

INEQUALITY, INFORMALITY, AND CREDIT MARKET IMPERFECTIONS

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Macroeconomic Dynamics"

DOI: 10.1017/s1365100516000663

Abstract: This paper develops a microfounded macroeconomic modeling framework to investigate the relationship between informality and the income distribution. We show that multiple equilibria may rise if credit markets are imperfect and that there is a… read more here.

Keywords: informality rate; credit; level inequality; inequality ... See more keywords

What policies to combat labour informality? Evidence from Mexico

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Applied Economics"

DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1591597

Abstract: ABSTRACT Informality often concerns policymakers due to its negative implications on productivity and poverty. In recent years, the extent of informal employment has diverged across Mexican states. Varying informal employment dynamics within a comparable institutional… read more here.

Keywords: labour informality; informal employment; policies combat; informality ... See more keywords

An empirical study of firm characteristics, degree of informality, and productivity heterogeneity in the Indian informal sector

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Applied Economics"

DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2024.2333709

Abstract: ABSTRACT Traditionally, informal firms are assumed to be a homogeneous mix of firms structurally different from formal firms. However, the emerging literature recognizes the high level of heterogeneity among the informal firms and hypothesizes that… read more here.

Keywords: informal firms; degree informality; informality; study ... See more keywords
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Organised Informality and Suitcase Trading in the Pearl River Delta Region

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Contemporary Asia"

DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2018.1546888

Abstract: ABSTRACT Suitcase trade is a common activity along state borders in Asia. Existing scholarship has often viewed such suitcase trade as locally embedded activities characterised by informality. This article contends that this perception underestimates the… read more here.

Keywords: organised informality; informality; pearl river; delta region ... See more keywords

Mapping and the politics of informality in Jakarta

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Urban Geography"

DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2022.2059321

Abstract: ABSTRACT Recent research has argued that, rather than viewing the “informality” of settlements as an empirically stable phenomenon that can be readily defined and measured based on legal and institutional criteria, informality should instead be… read more here.

Keywords: mapping politics; politics informality; state; informality jakarta ... See more keywords