Artikel
Informality and exclusion: Evidence from matched employer-employee data for Lebanon and Syria
Informality, measured as the share of the employed who do not have access to social security, is high in Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. This paper uses new data from the 2010 Lebanon and Syria matched employer-employee surveys, which include modules that directly test for ability (Raven's progressive matrices) and self-reported personality characteristics in addition to a detailed section on job quality. The analysis of differentials in earning, self-reported attitudes toward jobs, working conditions, and self-rated satisfaction across formal and informal jobs shows that, even after controlling for measured ability and personality traits, there is a significant formality premium. Moreover, in Lebanon, informal workers are significantly more likely than formal workers to want to change jobs. These findings suggest that much of the observed informality in these two countries might not be due to individual choice but more likely to exclusion from formal markets.
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Englisch
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Journal: IZA Journal of Labor Policy ; ISSN: 2193-9004 ; Volume: 2 ; Year: 2013 ; Pages: 1-18 ; Heidelberg: Springer
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Wirtschaft
National Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
Social Security and Public Pensions
Labor Demand
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions
Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
Labor Discrimination
Labor Standards: Working Conditions
Labor Law
Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Alloush, Mohamad
Chartouni, Carole
Gatti, Roberta
Silva, Joana
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Veröffentlichung
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Springer
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Heidelberg
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2013
- DOI
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doi:10.1186/2193-9004-2-18
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Alloush, Mohamad
- Chartouni, Carole
- Gatti, Roberta
- Silva, Joana
- Springer
Entstanden
- 2013
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