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Informal employment and the social contract: An individual-level perspective

Mariya Aleksynska and Emilie Wojcieszynski

No 348, OECD Development Centre Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper empirically tests whether individual-level informality status is linked to a weak social contract, as measured through individual perceptions of its various aspects. Accounting for workers’ heterogeneity and a possible simultaneity between informality status and attitudes towards institutions, the paper shows that informal workers are systematically more dissatisfied with the social contract, as compared to formal workers. The paper enriches the literature by looking at a broad range of aspects of the social contract. The results show that informality is associated with a lower level of confidence in labour unions, in parliament, in civil services; a lower satisfaction with the healthcare system, the way the government performs its duties, the quality of healthcare, and the city setting. The paper concludes with some policy implications. Cet article teste empiriquement si le fait de travailler de manière informelle peut être lié à une défiance personnelle vis-à-vis du contrat social. En tenant compte de l'hétérogénéité des travailleurs et d'une possible concomitance entre le statut d'informalité et les attitudes envers les institutions, l'article montre que les travailleurs informels ont systématiquement plus de défiance vis-à-vis du contrat social que les travailleurs formels. L'article complète la littérature existante en examinant de nombreux aspects du contrat social. Les résultats montrent que l'informalité s'avère être liée à une défiance envers les syndicats, le parlement, les services publics; à une satisfaction moins élevée à l'égard du système de santé, de la manière dont le gouvernement remplit ses fonctions, de la qualité des soins de santé et des aménagements urbains. Le document conclut sur les implications en matière de politiques publiques.

Keywords: informality; institutions; social contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 E26 J21 N35 O17 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-04-27
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