Labor market regulation is a high-profile, and often contentious, area of public policy.
Although these regulations have been studied most extensively in developed countries …

This study summarizes the evidence from quantitative systematic reviews that assessed the
association between urban environment attributes and physical activity. It also documents …

We develop an equilibrium wage-posting model with heterogeneous firms that decide to
locate in the formal or the informal sector and workers who search randomly on and off the …

As compared to developed countries, a much higher proportion of entrepreneurs within base-
of-the-pyramid (BOP) markets operate unregistered businesses. Prior research has …

The conventional wisdom on firm dynamics, productivity growth, and job creation in
developing countries is based on data that, by design, excludes a vast number of micro-and …

With millions of women around the developing world thrown into self-employment but with
low productivity, increasing the profitability of their businesses is highly relevant for poverty …

There is considerable debate about whether social protection programs providing transfers
to households create disincentives for labor supply, but little attention is paid to the effect of …

OBJETIVO: Examinar la prevalencia de dolor musculoesquelético (DME) en los seis países
de habla hispana de América Central con un instrumento único, la I Encuesta …

Данная работа исследует влияние структурных сдвигов на рост агрегированной
производительности труда в российской экономике. Структурные сдвиги …

Informal trade can involve two types of illegality, in the goods themselves (for example,
narcotics) or in the manner of trading (evasion of customs duties and regulations). Both …