Informality as a stepping stone: A search-theoretical assessment of informal sector and government policy
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- Tumen, Semih, 2016. "Informality as a Stepping Stone: A Search-Theoretical Assessment of Informal Sector and Government Policy," IZA Discussion Papers 10116, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Informal sector; Stepping stone; Government policy; Job search; Human capital; Option value;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- E26 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Informal Economy; Underground Economy
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
- J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
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