El alto nivel de informalidad en América Latina ha sido observado por muchos y es preocupante por la manera como afecta la calidad del empleo. Microempresas en el sector informal generan casi la mitad de los trabajos urbanos en la región y generalmente proveen empleo a los más pobres. A continuación presentamos algunos de los Estudios Regionales relacionados con este importante tema.
 "How we work: Job quality in emerging sectors" in Chapter 5:From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy (2002).
 Informality Revisited by W. F. Maloney. Forthcoming in World Development, (2003) PDF
 "Exchange Rate Appreciation, Labor Market Rigidities, and Informality" by W. Maloney, N. Fiess and M. Fugazza. Policy Research Working Paper 2771 (2002).
 "Heterogeneity among Mexico's Microenterprises: An Application of Factor and Cluster Analysis" in Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol 50 October, 2001.
 Measuring Vulnerability: Who Suffered in the 1995 Mexican Crisis? (with W. Cunningham and M. Bosch), Paper available, (2000) PDF
 "Self-employment and Labor Turnover in Developing Countries" by W. Maloney. World Bank Economists' Forum (2314K Imaging).
 "Does Informality Imply Segementation in Urban Labor Markets? Evidence from Sectoral Transitions in Mexico" World Bank Economic Review 13, 275-302, (1999).
 "The Informal Sector, Institutional Participation, and Micro-firm Dynamics" by W. Maloney, A. Levenson and G. Ventura (1998). |
