Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences

This report presents the final results and conclusions of a two-year program developed by a World Bank team in Argentina, to analyze the determinants of informality and its impact on poverty and equity. Informality in the labor market has become a...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Poverty Study
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9819912/argentina-labor-market-study-informal-employment-argentina-causes-consequences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8119
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADDITIONAL SAVINGS
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AUDITS
AUTONOMY
BENEFICIARIES
CALCULATIONS
CASH TRANSFER
CONSOLIDATION
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTORY SYSTEM
CRISES
CURRENCY
CURRENT JOB
CURRENT PROGRAMS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISCUSSIONS
DISMISSAL
DOMESTIC CURRENCY
DRIVERS
EARNING
EARNINGS
EARNINGS INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EMPLOYMENT SHARE
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUAL PAY
EQUITY ISSUES
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMILY ALLOWANCES
FAMILY MEMBER
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FIRING COSTS
FIRING RESTRICTIONS
FIRM SIZE
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME REPLACEMENT
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOMES
INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
INSURANCE SCHEME
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INTEREST INCOME
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB LOSS
JOB SECURITY
JOB TENURE
JOB TURNOVER
JOBS
KNOWLEDGE GAPS
LABOR CONTRACT
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR INSPECTION
LABOR LAW
LABOR LEGISLATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR OFFICES
LABOR POLICIES
LABOR POLICY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR STUDIES
LABOUR
LARGE FIRM
LARGE FIRMS
LATIN AMERICAN
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
MEDICAL CARE
MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MOTIVATION
OCCUPATION
OLDER WORKERS
PAYING JOBS
PAYROLL TAX
PAYROLL TAXES
PENALTIES
PENSION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PENSION COVERAGE
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POVERTY RATES
PREVIOUS STUDIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROGRAM DESIGN
PROTECTING WORKERS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PURCHASING POWER
REGRESSION ANALYSES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESPONSIBILITIES
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT PLAN
SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
SALARIED WORKER
SALARIED WORKERS
SALES
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SENIOR
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
SEVERANCE PAY
SMALLER FIRMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTIONS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX LAWS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TERM CONTRACT
TERM CONTRACTS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
UNSKILLED LABOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URBAN EMPLOYMENT
URBAN WORKERS
VALUABLE
VALUATION
WAGE ADJUSTMENT
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE GAP
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE RIGIDITIES
WELFARE STATE
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUNGER WORKERS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADDITIONAL SAVINGS
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
AUDITS
AUTONOMY
BENEFICIARIES
CALCULATIONS
CASH TRANSFER
CONSOLIDATION
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTORY SYSTEM
CRISES
CURRENCY
CURRENT JOB
CURRENT PROGRAMS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISCUSSIONS
DISMISSAL
DOMESTIC CURRENCY
DRIVERS
EARNING
EARNINGS
EARNINGS INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT RATES
EMPLOYMENT SHARE
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUAL PAY
EQUITY ISSUES
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMILY ALLOWANCES
FAMILY MEMBER
FINANCES
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
FIRING COSTS
FIRING RESTRICTIONS
FIRM SIZE
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
HEALTH INSURANCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME REPLACEMENT
INCOME SUPPORT
INCOMES
INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INNOVATION
INNOVATIONS
INSURANCE SCHEME
INSURANCE SCHEMES
INTEREST INCOME
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JOB LOSS
JOB SECURITY
JOB TENURE
JOB TURNOVER
JOBS
KNOWLEDGE GAPS
LABOR CONTRACT
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR INSPECTION
LABOR LAW
LABOR LEGISLATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR OFFICES
LABOR POLICIES
LABOR POLICY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR STUDIES
LABOUR
LARGE FIRM
LARGE FIRMS
LATIN AMERICAN
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
MEDICAL CARE
MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MOTIVATION
OCCUPATION
OLDER WORKERS
PAYING JOBS
PAYROLL TAX
PAYROLL TAXES
PENALTIES
PENSION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PENSION COVERAGE
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POVERTY RATES
PREVIOUS STUDIES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROGRAM DESIGN
PROTECTING WORKERS
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
PURCHASING POWER
REGRESSION ANALYSES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESPONSIBILITIES
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT PLAN
SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
SALARIED WORKER
SALARIED WORKERS
SALES
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SENIOR
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
SEVERANCE PAY
SMALLER FIRMS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTIONS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
SOCIAL WELFARE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
TAX COMPLIANCE
TAX LAWS
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TERM CONTRACT
TERM CONTRACTS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
UNSKILLED LABOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URBAN EMPLOYMENT
URBAN WORKERS
VALUABLE
VALUATION
WAGE ADJUSTMENT
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE GAP
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE RIGIDITIES
WELFARE STATE
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUNGER WORKERS
World Bank
Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina
description This report presents the final results and conclusions of a two-year program developed by a World Bank team in Argentina, to analyze the determinants of informality and its impact on poverty and equity. Informality in the labor market has become a central concern for policy makers and the society at large in Argentina. The long upward trend in informal employment until recent year has been viewed as a deterioration in working conditions that is behind the sustained rise in poverty and inequality in the last quarter of the twentieth century. While some of the possible causes for the rise in informality have been studied, their relative importance remains unclear and its links with poverty and inequality have not been examined in detail. A primary objective of the program is to deepen the shared work with the Argentine government and civil society on socio-economic development and equity issues. The aim has been to analyze and propose policy options for the labor market that respond to the Government's priorities, are technically sound, and provide an open menu for discussion. The study of informality in the labor market is not an empty field in Argentina. Many local analysts have studied its causes and consequences, and this report built on this work. A key aspect of the program was to draw on the extensive local analytical studies on the issues and sustain an active interaction with government counterparts and civil society through technical workshops, meetings and other outreach efforts. This report focused on discussing the evolution, determinants, and policy options to reduce labor informality in Argentina and its impacts. By developing a common base of diagnoses with the government, the program set a path for further discussions and collaborations. Following this process, the Ministry of Labor has already asked the Bank to collaborate on a new program that will focus on labor markets, social protection, and income distribution, looking for policies that would result in better and more effective policies to increase equity in Argentina.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences
title_short Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences
title_full Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences
title_fullStr Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences
title_full_unstemmed Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences
title_sort informal employment in argentina : causes and consequences
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9819912/argentina-labor-market-study-informal-employment-argentina-causes-consequences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8119
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spelling okr-10986-81192021-04-23T14:02:36Z Informal Employment in Argentina : Causes and Consequences World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADDITIONAL SAVINGS AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AUDITS AUTONOMY BENEFICIARIES CALCULATIONS CASH TRANSFER CONSOLIDATION CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTORY SYSTEM CRISES CURRENCY CURRENT JOB CURRENT PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCUSSIONS DISMISSAL DOMESTIC CURRENCY DRIVERS EARNING EARNINGS EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS EMPLOYMENT POLICY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT SHARE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUAL PAY EQUITY ISSUES EXCHANGE RATES FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY MEMBER FINANCES FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FIRING COSTS FIRING RESTRICTIONS FIRM SIZE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME REPLACEMENT INCOME SUPPORT INCOMES INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSURANCE SCHEME INSURANCE SCHEMES INTEREST INCOME INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INVESTMENT CLIMATE JOB LOSS JOB SECURITY JOB TENURE JOB TURNOVER JOBS KNOWLEDGE GAPS LABOR CONTRACT LABOR CONTRACTS LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR INSPECTION LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR OFFICES LABOR POLICIES LABOR POLICY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR STUDIES LABOUR LARGE FIRM LARGE FIRMS LATIN AMERICAN LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIVING CONDITIONS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME MARKET EQUILIBRIUM MEDICAL CARE MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MOTIVATION OCCUPATION OLDER WORKERS PAYING JOBS PAYROLL TAX PAYROLL TAXES PENALTIES PENSION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION COVERAGE PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY RATES PREVIOUS STUDIES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY OBJECTIVE PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT PRIVATIZATION PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAM DESIGN PROTECTING WORKERS PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PURCHASING POWER REGRESSION ANALYSES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESPONSIBILITIES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLAN SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKER SALARIED WORKERS SALES SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SENIOR SERVICE INDUSTRIES SEVERANCE PAY SMALLER FIRMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTIONS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL WELFARE SOURCE OF INFORMATION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX LAWS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TERM CONTRACT TERM CONTRACTS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN WORKERS VALUABLE VALUATION WAGE ADJUSTMENT WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE GAP WAGE INCREASES WAGE RIGIDITIES WELFARE STATE WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS YOUNG WORKERS YOUNGER WORKERS This report presents the final results and conclusions of a two-year program developed by a World Bank team in Argentina, to analyze the determinants of informality and its impact on poverty and equity. Informality in the labor market has become a central concern for policy makers and the society at large in Argentina. The long upward trend in informal employment until recent year has been viewed as a deterioration in working conditions that is behind the sustained rise in poverty and inequality in the last quarter of the twentieth century. While some of the possible causes for the rise in informality have been studied, their relative importance remains unclear and its links with poverty and inequality have not been examined in detail. A primary objective of the program is to deepen the shared work with the Argentine government and civil society on socio-economic development and equity issues. The aim has been to analyze and propose policy options for the labor market that respond to the Government's priorities, are technically sound, and provide an open menu for discussion. The study of informality in the labor market is not an empty field in Argentina. Many local analysts have studied its causes and consequences, and this report built on this work. A key aspect of the program was to draw on the extensive local analytical studies on the issues and sustain an active interaction with government counterparts and civil society through technical workshops, meetings and other outreach efforts. This report focused on discussing the evolution, determinants, and policy options to reduce labor informality in Argentina and its impacts. By developing a common base of diagnoses with the government, the program set a path for further discussions and collaborations. Following this process, the Ministry of Labor has already asked the Bank to collaborate on a new program that will focus on labor markets, social protection, and income distribution, looking for policies that would result in better and more effective policies to increase equity in Argentina. 2012-06-14T21:46:18Z 2012-06-14T21:46:18Z 2008-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9819912/argentina-labor-market-study-informal-employment-argentina-causes-consequences http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8119 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Argentina