India heavily relies on the informal economy, employing over 80 per cent of its workforce, despite rapid economic growth. In both traditional and formal sector, informality persists due to limited ...

Governments should harness the potential of informality as a bridge rather than a barrier to building economic resilience.

In low- and middle-income countries, large informal economies pose formidable challenges for the design of pension systems. In this Policy Research Talk on October 20, 2022, World Bank Research ...

July, under the theme: “Fostering Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability through a New Social Contract”. Trade union leaders ...

Executive Summary (of a World Bank report) Informal employment remains a salient and persistent feature of the Sri Lanka labor market, with around 70 percent of the work force informally employed.

Informality is a widespread phenomenon in developing countries, where 70 percent of workers and 30 percent of production are outside the formal economy. Labor and economic informality undermine ...

This paper relies on rich firm-level data on transition economies to examine the role of informality as an important channel through which regulatory and other policy constraints affect firm growth.

Nevertheless, coping with informality comes at a high cost to Maria and millions others. Because of her informal employment status, Maria's business is frequently subject to bribes and extortion.

Redmer Schukken: Informality stimulates creativity and innovation - National - The Jakarta PostRedmer Schukken Place and Date of Birth Melbourne, Australia, 1971 Profession Has over 15 years of ...