Theme: Statistics

Toward a Common Framework for Informal Employment across Developed and Developing Countries

This paper addresses the importance of developing a common framework for defining informal employment in developed countries, and highlights...

Home-Based Workers in India: Statistics and Trends

This brief presents numbers and analysis of home-based workers in India from 1999-00 to 2011-12. It is based on data collected by the National...

The Indian labour market: A gender perspective

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of trends in labour market outcomes of women in India based on unit level data sets of employment...

Measuring the Non-observed Economy: A Handbook

Informal Sector Enterprises: Some Measurement Issues

Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey

This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect

Nonstandard work in advanced economies: Need for measuring both quantity and quality of work

Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University

The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies

The paper proposes a comprehensive policy response to the informal economy with four main pillars: create more formal jobs; regulate informal...

Contribution of Women to the National Economy

In the context of growing gender inequalities and the consequential adverse impacts on the well-being of the society, gender issues have...

Statistics on Home-Based Workers in Nepal

This brief presents estimates of homebased workers in Nepal, certain characteristics of their work, their age distribution and family composition....