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Urban unemployment, informal sector and development policies

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  • Shigemi Yabuuchi
  • Hamid Beladi

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  • Shigemi Yabuuchi & Hamid Beladi, 2001. "Urban unemployment, informal sector and development policies," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 74(3), pages 301-314, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jeczfn:v:74:y:2001:i:3:p:301-314
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01231352
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    Keywords

    Harris-Todaro model; informal sector; welfare; F16; O17; R23;
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    JEL classification:

    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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