This paper studies long-term trends of self-employment in Chile. Self-employment is associated with poor job conditions, vulnerability, and instability or informal labor market. Contrary to what is expected, self- ...

Using nationally representative survey data of Indian manufacturing enterprises spanning the period 1995–2006, we analyze the link between formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment. A novelty in our ...

OBJECTIVE: Identify gender gaps in the employment conditions, work and quality of life of informal sellers in Vega Central of Chile. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study with eighty workers, who answered modules ...

In the period extending from 2002 to 2014, i.e. during the Lula and Dilma governments, there was a sharp reduction in the unemployment rate in all indicators that aims to assess the trajectory of the labor market in Brazil. ...