Region: The Americas

Epidemiological Surveillance of Informal Worker’s Health in Two Cities in Southeastern Brazil

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Improving the Regulatory Framework for Income Enhancement of the Urban Poor: A Case Study of Lima

The Urban Informal Workforce: Waste Pickers/Recyclers

These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

Informal employment and health status in Central AmericaBMC Public Health

Background: Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of...

Informality and Inclusive Green Growth

Note on applications of definition and methods in Mexico

Note prepared for the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.

License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced...

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

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Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil, Pakistan, Peru and Philippines

This paper brings together the findings from four country papers on informal economy budget analysis. Informal economy budget analysis asks...