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Employment and wages in the short run: a two-sector model

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  • Cortázar, René.

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Explores the possibility of predicting informal sector employment and wages when information is available only for the formal sector.

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  • Cortázar, René., 1990. "Employment and wages in the short run: a two-sector model," ILO Working Papers 992788603402676, International Labour Organization.
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    2. Fields, Gary S., 1975. "Rural-urban migration, urban unemployment and underemployment, and job-search activity in LDCs," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 2(2), pages 165-187, June.
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