May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Not to be Taken for Granted: What Informal Waste Pickers Offer the Urban Economy WIEGO Waste Sector Specialist Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental... Read More
Health and Sanitation is an Economic Right as Well–Just Ask Ghanaian Food Sellers WIEGO Researcher Laura Alfers investigates the chop bar owners of Accra. Whereas governments are quick to scapegoat them for diseases borne... Read More
Estimating the Causal Effect of Enforcement on Minimum Wage Compliance: The Case of South AfricaReview of Development Economics This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Read More
Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential EnforcementReview of Development Economics This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Read More
Firm Heterogeneity, Informal Wage and Good GovernanceReview of Development Economics This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Read More
How Street Vendors and Urban Planners Can Work Together Sally Roever, WIEGO Urban Research Director, shows how an inclusive attitude towards street vendors and an understanding of how they fit... Read More
Informality, Illegality and Enforcement (Special Issue of Journal)Review of Development Economics This special issue of the journal includes 11 articles focused on informality. Read More
Informality, Illegality and Enforcement: IntroductionReview of Development Economics This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Read More
Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-program Expansion and Economic CrisisReview of Development Economics This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. Read More
Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil This Brief synthesizes the main conclusions of the research and the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic... Read More
