Informalization dynamics and gains : why want a job contract ?
Joint Authors
Wahbah, Jackline
al-Sayyid, Ahmad
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 979-1073 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper examines the dynamics of informality and the extent to which informal workers (without job contracts) transit to formal employment (with job contracts) and whether this transition has changed over time and in particular during the recent political and economic turmoil in Egypt.
It also investigates the potential gains/losses associated with holding a job contract.
Using panel data from Egypt, we find that after the Arab Spring Revolution, the probability to work without a contract increased, and conditional on being informally employed, the probability to switch from private informal to private formal employment decreased.
We also find that working without contract is associated with pay penalty.
This pay penalty has increased significantly over time.
Furthermore, using Difference in difference techniques, the results show that moving from employment without contract to one with contract is associated with a substantial wage premium.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sayyid, Ahmad& Wahbah, Jackline. 2016. Informalization dynamics and gains : why want a job contract ?. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-689055
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sayyid, Ahmad& Wahbah, Jackline. Informalization dynamics and gains : why want a job contract ?. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 979-1073 (Dec. 2016), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-689055
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sayyid, Ahmad& Wahbah, Jackline. Informalization dynamics and gains : why want a job contract ?. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-689055
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 11-17
Record ID
BIM-689055