Theme: History, Debate and Theory

Barriers to Entry and Returns to Capital in Informal Activities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Making labor law work for part-time and contingent workers

Policy Resource Guide on the Informal Economy and Decent Work

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Decent Work and the Informal Economy: Abstracts of working papers

The purpose of these papers was to identify the latest data and trends in the evolution of the informal economy around the world. Some of...

(In)dependent Contractor Misclassification

Numerous state-level studies show that between 10 and 20 percent of employers misclassify at least one worker as an independent contractor. ...

The Informal Economy: Recent Trends, Future Directions

Abstract: Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most developing regions, contributes to the overall...

Progress of the World’s Women 2005: Women, Work and Poverty

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Crowding in Care, Security and Micro-enterprise Formation: Revisiting the Role of the State in Poverty Reduction, and in Development

The Idea of Work

Flexibility, Employment and Labor Market Reforms in India

May 27, 2006