Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by Marc Bacchetta, Ekkehard Ernst, Juana P. Bustamante

• Autore: Bacchetta Marc
• Pubblicazione: Geneva, : International Labour Organization, : World Trade Organization, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 331.0413
• Soggetto topico: Informal sector (Economics) - Developing countries; Labor market - Developing countries; Globalization - Economic aspects
• Altri autori: ErnstEkkehard, economist BustamanteJuana P
• Note generali: "A joint study of the International Labour Organization and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-161).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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 ; Chapter 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 ; A. 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 ; B. 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) ; Figure 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 ; Figure 6.3 Determinants of export concentration
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries
• ISBN: 92-2-122720-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807181003321
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