Creating Formal Sector Jobs in Low-Income Countries: Policy Brief No. 4

This study examines Vietnam바카라 사이트檚 economic expansion and response to new export opportunities

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 25 November 2020

• Country: Vietnam
• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Economic Growth
• First published: 4 August 2015
• Authors: McCaig, B and Pavcnik, N

Abstract

Difficulty in finding employment in the formal sector is commonplace in low-income countries, where informal businesses employ a large share of the workforce and provide livelihoods for the poor. Theory suggests that informal sector workers might transition to the formal sector as low-income economies develop. By examining Vietnam바카라 사이트檚 economic expansion and response to new export opportunities, our recent research sheds more light on patterns of individual transitions from the informal to the formal sector in low-income countries and the possible effect on aggregate productivity.

This research is part of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries programme

Citation

McCaig, B. & Pavcnik, N. (2015). Creating Formal Sector Jobs in Low-Income Countries. GLMLIC Policy Brief No. 4. Available at: https://g2lm-lic.iza.org/publications/pb/pb4/

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Published 25 November 2020