LEADER 05689nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910457791303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-2-122720-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065272 035 $a(EBL)809098 035 $a(OCoLC)767502530 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000635921 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12266150 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635921 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10653202 035 $a(PQKB)11204328 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC809098 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL809098 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10512110 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065272 100 $a20100226d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobalization and informal jobs in developing countries$b[electronic resource] /$fprepared by Marc Bacchetta, Ekkehard Ernst, Juana P. Bustamante 210 $aGeneva $cInternational Labour Organization $cWorld Trade Organization$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (191 p.) 300 $a"A joint study of the International Labour Organization and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization." 311 $a92-2-122719-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 149-161). 327 $aCover; Title page; Copyright information; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Executive summary; Chapter 1: Globalization and informality in times of crisis; A. Labour markets in open developing economies; B. Key facts on globalization, trade and informal employment in developing countries; C. Improving social equity and efficiency by battling informality; Chapter 2: Varieties of informality; A. Three views of the informal economy; B. A unifying model: multi-segmented labour markets; C. Definitions: making informality concepts operational; D. The crux of measurement 327 $aChapter 3: Openess to trade and informality A. How does trade opening affect informal employment and wages?; B. What does the evidence tell us?; Chapter 4. Impact of informality on trade and growth; A. How does informality shape macroeconomic performance?; B. Informality and macroeconomic performance: empirical evidence; Chapter 5: Economic resilience: dynamics of informality; A. Transmission mechanisms of shocks in informal labour markets; B. Informality and business cycles; C. Capital flows and informality; Chapter 6: Globalization and informal employment: an empirical assessment 327 $aA. Setting the stage B. The impact of globalization on informal employment; C. Does informal employment lock countries into trade patterns?; Chapter 7: Robust policies for an uncertain world; A. Formalization of firms; B. Supporting transitions from informal jobs to formal employment; C. Employment-friendly trade policies; D. Coherence between trade and labour market policy; References; Annex 1: Data description; A. Informality measures; B. Economic and social indicators used in the empirical analysis; Annex 2: Technical details to the empirical analysis; A. Methodological considerations 327 $aB. Detailed regression results C. Robustness checks; Table of illustrations; Figure 1.1 Own-account and contributing family workers (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.2 Informality around the world (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.3, Within-region variation of informality rates (relative to total employment, in per cent); Figure 1.4 Informal economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.5 Shadow economy (relative to GDP, in per cent); Figure 1.6 Incidence of informality by skill level (relative to total employment, in per cent) 327 $aFigure 1.7 Status in informal employment in Latin America (2006) (relative to total informal employment, in per cent)Figure 1.8 Informality and economic development; Figure 1.9 Trade openness and informality in Asia; Figure 1.10 Foreign direct investment and informality in Latin America; Figure 2.1 Multi-segmented labour markets; Figure 5.1 Informality and the long-term sustainability of growth (1990-2006); Figure 6.1 Globalization and other economic influences on informal employment; Figure 6.2 The impact of policies and regulation on informality 327 $aFigure 6.3 Determinants of export concentration 330 $aThis study is a product of the collaborative research programme of the International Institute for Labour Studies at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Following up on the joint review of the literature on Trade and Employment, published in 2007, it focuses on the linkages between globalization and informal employment in developing countries. World trade has expanded significantly in recent years, making a major contribution to global growth. Economic growth has not led to a corresponding improvement in working conditions and 606 $aInformal sector (Economics)$zDeveloping countries 606 $aLabor market$zDeveloping countries 606 $aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInformal sector (Economics) 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a331.0413 700 $aBacchetta$b Marc$0891996 701 $aErnst$b Ekkehard$ceconomist.$0891997 701 $aBustamante$b Juana P$0891998 712 02$aInternational Labour Organization. 712 02$aWorld Trade Organization. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457791303321 996 $aGlobalization and informal jobs in developing countries$91992113 997 $aUNINA