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dc.contributor.authorLaunov, Andreyen
dc.contributor.authorGünther, Isabelen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:07:57Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:07:57Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/19843-
dc.description.abstractIt has recently been argued that the informal sector in developing countries shows a dual structure, with part of the informal sector being competitive to the formal sector and part of the informal sector being the result of market segmentation. We formulate an econometric model to test this hypothesis. The model allows for sector multiplicity with unobserved sector affiliation in the informal sector and takes into account sample selection bias induced by the employment decision of individuals. An estimation of the model for the urban labor market in Côte d'Ivoire shows that the informal labor market is indeed composed of two segments with both competitive as well as segmented employment.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aVerein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für Entwicklungsländer |cHannoveren
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aProceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2006 |x16en
dc.subject.jelO17en
dc.subject.jelJ42en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordinformal labor marketen
dc.subject.keywordsegmentationen
dc.subject.keywordcomparative advantageen
dc.subject.keywordselection biasen
dc.subject.keywordlatent structureen
dc.subject.keywordfinite mixtureen
dc.titleCompetitive and Segmented Informal Labor Markets-
dc.typeConference Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn517916886en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:gdec06:4739en

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