Satchi, Mathan, Temple, Jonathan (2009) Labor Markets and Productivity in Developing Countries. Review of Economic Dynamics, 12 (1). pp. 183-204. ISSN 1094-2025. (doi:10.1016/j.red.2008.09.001) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10985)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2008.09.001 |
Abstract
In middle-income countries, the informal sector often accounts for a substantial fraction of the urban labor force. We develop a general equilibrium model with matching frictions in the urban labor market, the possibility of self-employment in the informal sector, and scope for rural-urban migration. We investigate the e¤ects of di¤erent types of growth on wages and the informal sector, and the extent to which labor market institutions can in?uence aggregate productivity. We quantify these e¤ects by calibrating the model to data for Mexico.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1016/j.red.2008.09.001 |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Economics |
Depositing User: | Mathan Satchithananthan |
Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2009 14:18 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10985 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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