What Explains Prevalence of Informal Employment in European Countries : The Role of Labor Institutions, Governance, Immigrants, and Growth

What Explains Prevalence of Informal Employment in European Countries : The Role of Labor Institutions, Governance, Immigrants, and Growth

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 c...

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Main Author: Hazans, Mihails
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
ADVERSE IMPACT
ASSESSING LABOR MARKET
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE WAGE
BANKRUPTCY
BARGAINING
BUSINESS CYCLE
CAPITAL STOCK
CHECKS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CREDIT CONSTRAINT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISCOURAGED WORKERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EMPLOYMENT MODELS
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENTRY BARRIER
EXPORTS
FAIR
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FISCAL BURDEN
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPLICIT TAX
INCOME
INCOME EFFECT
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INFLATION
INFLATIONARY PRESSURE
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB CREATION
JOB DESTRUCTION
JOB SECURITY
JOBS
LABOR COST
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION
LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
LABOR MARKET IMPACT
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
LABOR SUPPLY
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LOW TRUST
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION
MARGINAL PRODUCTS
MARKET WAGE
MINIMUM WAGE
MOTIVATION
PASSIVE LABOR
PENSION
PENSION SYSTEM
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE STABILITY
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCT MARKET REGULATION
PRODUCT MARKET REGULATIONS
PRODUCT MARKETS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION OUTPUT
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
REAL GDP
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RETURNS
RIGID LABOR MARKET
RULE OF LAW
SCALE EFFECT
SCALE EFFECTS
SIDE EFFECTS
SUBSTITUTE
SUBSTITUTES
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAXATION
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE UNION
TRADE UNIONS
TRAINING COSTS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TURNOVER
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED PERSON
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNION DENSITY
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
WAGE EFFECT
WAGE EFFECTS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE LEVEL
WAGE LEVELS
WAGE RATE
WAGES
WEALTH
WORKER
WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111214174555
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3687

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3687

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