The Determinants of Rising Informality in Brazil : Evidence from Gross Worker Flows

This paper studies gross worker flows to explain the rising informality in Brazilian metropolitan labor markets from 1983 to 2002. This period covers two economic cycles, several stabilization plans, a far-reaching trade liberalization, and change...

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Main Authors:	Bosch, Mariano, Goni, Edwin, Maloney, William
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCOUNTING ATTRITION AVERAGE WAGE BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLES CALCULATIONS CHECKS COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTION CRISES CURRENCY DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT DISMISSAL DRIVERS EARNING EARNINGS ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ELDERLY EMERGENCY CARE EMPLOYMENT SPELLS EQUILIBRIUM UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED PARAMETERS EXCHANGE RATE EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEDERAL RESERVE FEWER PEOPLE FINANCIAL CRISIS FINDING JOBS FIRING COSTS FIRM SIZE GROSS WAGE HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRANTS INCOME INCOME SOURCE INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS INFLATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LABOR MARKETS INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATIONS JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB DESTRUCTION RATES JOB SECURITY JOB SEPARATION JOBS LABOR CODE LABOR CONTRACT LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKET LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVE LABOR MARKET REFORMS LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR TURNOVER LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LATIN AMERICAN LAWS LAYOFFS MACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH MARKET SHARE MATERNITY LEAVE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS MEDICAL CARE MIGRATION MINIMUM PENSIONS MINIMUM WAGES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOTIVATION NATURE OF HEALTH NEW JOBS NUMBER OF WORKERS OLD-AGE ORGANIZED LABOR PENSION PENSIONS POLICY REGIME POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS PREVIOUS JOB PREVIOUS WORK PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROTECTION RATE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HOSPITALS QUESTIONNAIRE REASSIGNMENT RECESSION RENTS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPECT RETIREMENT RETIREMENT DECISION RURAL AREAS SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKERS SALARIES SALARY SCHOOL HOURS SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYMENT SELF-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL SERVICES STOCKS TERMINATION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE REFORMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNION DENSITY UNIONS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS UNSKILLED WORKERS URBAN AREAS URBAN DWELLERS VACATION PAY WAGE FLEXIBILITY WAGE GAP WAGE RATE WAGE RIGIDITIES WORK FORCE WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING AGES WORKING HOURS YEARS OF SERVICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8466542/determinants-rising-informality-brazil-evidence-gross-worker-flows http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7365

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The Determinants of Rising Informality in Brazil : Evidence from Gross Worker Flows

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