Transforming informal work and livelihoods in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Enrique Alaniz, T.H. Gindling, Catherine Mata and Diego Rojas

No wp-2020-100, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We divide workers into six work statuses: formal self-employed, upper-tier informal self-employed, lower-tier informal self-employed, formal wage-employed, upper-tier informal wage-employed, and lower-tier informal wage-employed. In both Costa Rica and Nicaragua, earnings are highest for formal work, next for upper-tier informal, and last for lower-tier informal. Mobility out of lower-tier informal work is higher than out of all other work statuses.

Keywords: Employment; Informal work; Worker mobility; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Informality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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