Remittances and Informal Work

Ivļevs, Artjoms

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“…Several economies in ECA (in particular, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan) are among the most remittance-reliant in the world in terms of inflows as a share of GDP (World Bank 2020b). At the household level, high levels of remittances inflows are associated with a higher likelihood of working informally in ECA (Ivlevs 2016). Remittances can provide capital to help establish small businesses, which tend to be informal, and income support that can make it easier to engage in less secure but often more lucrative informal work (Chatterjee and Turnovsky 2018;Shapiro and Mandelman 2016).…”

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The Long Shadow of Informality: Challenges and Policies

Ohnsorge¹,

Yu²

2022

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By definition, the informal economy is hard to study, especially in developing countries. This excellent book uses state-of-the-art methodologies and recently available data to measure and analyze informality in advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies. In particular, it explores the business cycles in the informal sector in 160 countries over the past 30 years; the study is the first one to show that cycles in the formal economy cause those in the informal economy. Contrary to the widespread stereotype that the informal sector is a buffer that helps to mitigate recessions in the formal sector, the informal sector's output moves in sync with the formal one, and informal employment does not increase during recessions. This book also produces the first analysis of the role of informality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Informal economic activity is concentrated in labor-intensive service sectors and thus is especially vulnerable to social distancing and lockdowns. A rigorous, relevant, and highly timely must-read for development scholars and policy makers.

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Section: Correlates Of Informality In Ecamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Long Shadow of Informality: Challenges and Policies

Ohnsorge¹,

Yu²

2022

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Remittances and Informal Work

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The Long Shadow of Informality: Challenges and Policies

The Long Shadow of Informality: Challenges and Policies

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