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To establish a typology for classifying countries based on the prevalence and characteristics of informal employment rather than formal economic structures.

September 1, 2015International Labour Review

Out of the shadows: Classifying economies by the extent and nature of employment in the informal economy

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CWColin C. WilliamsLong Beach City College

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Cross-national comparative analysis reveals significant links between informal employment and socioeconomic indicators in 36 developing countries, highlighting targets for economic policy.

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To establish a typology for classifying countries based on the prevalence and characteristics of informal employment rather than formal economic structures.
Analyzed International Labour Organization (ILO) employment dataset covering 36 developing countries.
Evaluated correlations between measures of informalization and macroeconomic/governance indicators including GNP per capita, corruption, poverty, taxation, and social contributions.
Statistically significant correlations were identified between national variations in informalization intensity and key indicators such as GNP per capita, corruption, poverty, taxation, and social contributions.

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Colin C. Williams (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6c8fa0f44fa9f079db4a37 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913x.2015.00245.x

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Cross-national comparative analysis reveals significant links between informal employment and socioeconomic indicators in 36 developing countries, highlighting targets for economic policy.

Out of the shadows: Classifying economies by the extent and nature of employment in the informal economy

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Out of the shadows: Classifying economies by the extent and nature of employment in the informal economy

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