What explains prevalence of informal employment in European countries : the role of labor institutions, governance, immigrants, and growth (English)

This paper looks into institutional and other macro determinants of prevalence of informal dependent employment, as well as informal self-employment, in European countries, using European Social Survey data on work without legal contract in on 30 countries, covering years 2004-2009. Consistently with theoretical predictions, quality of business environment has a significant negative impact on prevalence of both types of informal employment. The share...

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Hazans,Mihails;
Document Date
2011/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5917
Volume No
1
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1
Country
Europe,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2011/12/14
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Disclosed
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What explains prevalence of informal employment in European countries : the role of labor institutions, governance, immigrants, and growth
Keywords
informal employment

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Hazans,Mihails.

What explains prevalence of informal employment in European countries : the role of labor institutions, governance, immigrants, and growth (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5917 Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/186571468023366551

What explains prevalence of informal employment in European countries : the role of labor institutions, governance, immigrants, and growth (English)

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