Abstract
The theoretical frameworks that explain the impact of trade openness on informal employment suggest an ambiguous effect. This has been verified in a few countries, based solely on microeconometric evidence. This study contributes to the literature by specifying a macroeconometric relationship for a panel of 17 Latin American countries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 506-510 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Economics Letters |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 Mar 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: I am grateful for the support of the R4D project on Employment funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Development Cooperation. I thank Omar Alburqueque-Chávez for the excellent research assistance.Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords
- Trade openness
- Informal employment
- Real exchange rate