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News | Objectives of the Project | Guiding Questions | Outputs | Contact
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In 2009, the Development Centre’s Policy Coherence for Development flagship publication will cover as a main theme Employment and Social Protection. The project’s aim is to assemble new empirical insights and analyse policies regarding labour markets, vulnerability and social insurance. At the heart of this debate is the phenomenon of informal employment, a term broadly referring to non-registered and/or non-protected work.
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News
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15 July 2008: Press Release - "Addressing Romania’s Informal Sector requires nuanced approach", says OECD Development Centre report (more)
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Objectives of the Project
As informal employment is not yet well understood, a first aim of this project is to map out the heterogeneity of types of informal work, rationales behind informal employment, as well as the well-being of the workers involved. This exercise will be performed for several countries in order to also shed light on the large differences between countries in this respect.
The challenge of informal employment is also one of governance. A second aim of this project is thus to identify the elements of a coherent policy strategy and a suitable regulatory framework that would integrate the employment and social protection agendas and would contribute to the fight against poverty and social exclusion. In particular, our project will try to outline ways to achieve internal coherence across various policy domains.
Guiding Questions
Several country case studies, including China, Mexico, and Romania, will help answer following questions:
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How important is informal employment and what kind of activities does it concern?
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How does formal or informal employment affect a person’s well-being?
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What are the main determinants explaining informal employment?
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What are the relevant policies in place and to what extent can they be improved towards more effective and coherent strategies?
Outputs
Following is a list of (expected) outputs and publications. Please note that the titles of publications and actual publication dates may change:
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Mexico Case Study: Integrating the Employment and Social Development Agendas, J. de Laiglesia et al. (August 2008)
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China Case Study: Internal Migration and Development in China, Development Centre, in co-operation with the Chinese Development Research Center (September 2008)
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Working Paper: Rural Migrants in China, Gagnon, Xenogiani and Xing (September 2008)
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Development Centre Perspectives: Policy Coherence for Development - Employment and Scoial Protection (February 2009)
Contact
For more information, please contact Denis Drechsler (+33 1 45 24 96 01) or Johannes Jütting (+33 1 45 24 87 25)
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