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
Does public sector employment buffer the minimum wage effects?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2021.02.004
Abstract: Abstract This paper studies the impact of a minimum wage policy in a labor market with a private and a public sector. We develop a two-sector search and matching model with minimum wage and heterogeneous… read more here.
Keywords: minimum wage; public sector; sector employment; wage ... See more keywords
Public Sector Employment and Voter Turnout
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DOI: 10.1017/s000305542100099x
Abstract: Does working in the public rather than the private sector have a causal effect on electoral participation? Extant evidence using cross-sectional survey data remains unpersuasive due to data limitations and concerns posed by preference-based job… read more here.
Keywords: sector; voter turnout; public sector; sector employment ... See more keywords