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Informal work in Poland – a regional approach

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  • Dagmara Nikulin
  • Aneta Sobiechowska‐Ziegert

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In our paper we try to combine the theories explaining the prevalence of informal work, using a regional approach. Reviewing the literature, we observe that, there is no evidence to confirm that the relationships that occur in cross‐country comparisons remain significant when we use regional data and analyse cross‐regional variations. Our general question is therefore whether there is simply more informal work in less‐developed regions, as the modernization theory asserts. Our analysis concludes that there is limited correlation between the prevalence of informal work and a region's level of development, whereas there is a significant positive autocorrelation between the extent of informal work in the analysed voivodships in Poland. En nuestro artículo tratamos de combinar las teorías que explican la prevalencia del trabajo informal, mediante el uso de un enfoque regional. Al revisar la literatura se observa que no hay evidencia que confirme que las relaciones que se producen en las comparaciones entre países siguen siendo significativas cuando se utilizan datos regionales y se analizan las variaciones interregionales. Por lo tanto, nuestra pregunta principal es si existe más trabajo informal en las regiones menos desarrolladas, como lo afirma la teoría de la modernización. Nuestro análisis concluye que existe una correlación limitada entre la prevalencia del trabajo informal y el nivel de desarrollo de una región, mientras que existe una autocorrelación positiva significativa entre la cantidad de trabajo informal en los voivodatos analizados en Polonia. 本稿では、地域的アプローチを用いて、非公式労働の分布を説明するいくつかの理論を組み合わせることを試みる。文献をレビューすると、国家間の比較で現れる関連性が地域データを用いて地域間の変動を分析した場合にも有意であることを認めるエビデンスは確認できなかった。よって、近代化論の主張のとおりに、開発の進んでいない地域で非公式労働が単純に多くなるのか否かということが全般的な疑問となる。我々の分析では、非公式労働の分布と地域の開発レベルには限定的な相関関係があるが、非公式労働の普及率は分析対象のポーランドの県間で、正の自己相関性が有意に認められる。

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  • Dagmara Nikulin & Aneta Sobiechowska‐Ziegert, 2018. "Informal work in Poland – a regional approach," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 97(4), pages 1227-1246, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:97:y:2018:i:4:p:1227-1246
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12306
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