Arbeitspapier
Labour markets and productivity in developing countries
In middle-income countries, the informal sector often accounts for a substantial fraction of the urban labor force. We develop a general equilibrium model with matching frictions in the urban labor market, the possibility of self-employment in the informal sector, and scope for rural-urban migration. We investigate the effects of different types of growth on wages and the informal sector, and the extent to which labor market institutions can influence aggregate productivity. We quantify these effects by calibrating the model to data for Mexico.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Department of Economics Discussion Paper ; No. 08,05
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Particular Labor Markets: General
Economic Development: General
- Thema
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informal sector
urban unemployment
dual economies
matching frictions
Städtischer Arbeitsmarkt
Informeller Sektor
Binnenwanderung
Selbstständige
Lohnniveau
Arbeitsproduktivität
Mexiko
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Satchi, Mathan
Temple, Jonathan
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University of Kent, Department of Economics
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Canterbury
- (wann)
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2008
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Satchi, Mathan
- Temple, Jonathan
- University of Kent, Department of Economics
Entstanden
- 2008