Informal work in sub-Saharan Africa: Dead end or stepping-stone?

Despite rapid economic growth in recent decades, informality remains a persistent phenomenon in the labor markets of many low- and middle-income countries. A key issue in this regard concerns the extent to which informality itself is a persistent state. Using panel data from Ghana, South Africa, Tan...

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Autores principales:	Danquah Michael, Schotte Simone, Sen Kunal
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	informality segmentation labor market dynamics sub-saharan africa d31 j46 j62 o12 Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JV1-9480 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:59c84b4ccb164cb082e10ae8b8457ec62021-12-05T14:11:08ZInformal work in sub-Saharan Africa: Dead end or stepping-stone?2520-178610.2478/izajodm-2021-0015https://doaj.org/article/59c84b4ccb164cb082e10ae8b8457ec62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0015https://doaj.org/toc/2520-1786Despite rapid economic growth in recent decades, informality remains a persistent phenomenon in the labor markets of many low- and middle-income countries. A key issue in this regard concerns the extent to which informality itself is a persistent state. Using panel data from Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, this paper presents one of the very few analyses providing evidence on this question in the context of sub-Saharan Africa. Our results reveal an important extent of heterogeneity in the transition patterns observed for workers in upper-tier versus lower-tier informality. Given the limited alternative job opportunities available, particularly to those in lower-tier informal self-employment who often remain locked in a situation of inferior pay and conditions, specific policies that seek to enhance the livelihoods of workers in this most disadvantaged segment may be more relevant in the sub-Saharan context than policies that aim to reduce the regulatory barriers to formalization.Danquah MichaelSchotte SimoneSen KunalSciendoarticleinformalitysegmentationlabor market dynamicssub-saharan africad31j46j62o12Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migrationJV1-9480City population. Including children in cities, immigrationHT201-221ENIZA Journal of Development and Migration, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 141-168 (2021)
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spellingShingle	informality segmentation labor market dynamics sub-saharan africa d31 j46 j62 o12 Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JV1-9480 City population. Including children in cities, immigration HT201-221 Danquah Michael Schotte Simone Sen Kunal Informal work in sub-Saharan Africa: Dead end or stepping-stone?
description	Despite rapid economic growth in recent decades, informality remains a persistent phenomenon in the labor markets of many low- and middle-income countries. A key issue in this regard concerns the extent to which informality itself is a persistent state. Using panel data from Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, this paper presents one of the very few analyses providing evidence on this question in the context of sub-Saharan Africa. Our results reveal an important extent of heterogeneity in the transition patterns observed for workers in upper-tier versus lower-tier informality. Given the limited alternative job opportunities available, particularly to those in lower-tier informal self-employment who often remain locked in a situation of inferior pay and conditions, specific policies that seek to enhance the livelihoods of workers in this most disadvantaged segment may be more relevant in the sub-Saharan context than policies that aim to reduce the regulatory barriers to formalization.
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Informal work in sub-Saharan Africa: Dead end or stepping-stone?

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