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Heterogeneous informality in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

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  • Enrique Alaniz
  • T.H. Gindling
  • Catherine Mata
  • Diego Rojas

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Informal work is often considered a place of employment for marginalized and vulnerable workers who have been rationed out of preferred formal work. However, informality can also be seen as a dynamic sector that budding entrepreneurs and those looking for flexible working conditions enter voluntarily. We use the methodology developed in Günther and Launov (2012) to test for the voluntary and involuntary nature of informal work in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, without making ad hoc assumptions about labour market segmentation and self-selection.

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  • Enrique Alaniz & T.H. Gindling & Catherine Mata & Diego Rojas, 2021. "Heterogeneous informality in Costa Rica and Nicaragua," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-50, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    2. Enrique Alaniz & T.H. Gindling & Catherine Mata & Diego Rojas, 2020. "Transforming informal work and livelihoods in Costa Rica and Nicaragua," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-100, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Mélika Ben Salem & Isabelle Bensidoun, 2012. "The heterogeneity of informal employment and segmentation in the Turkish labour market," Post-Print halshs-01118561, HAL.
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    Informality; Developing countries; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Informal work; Labour market segmentation; Self-selection;
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