Join the network
Webinar
UNU-WIDER and WIEGO Webinar: COVID-19 and the Informal Economy – Impact, Recovery and the Future
Thu, 30 May 2024
Finland
Past event
51 UNU-WIDER articles, publications, projects, experts...
Filter by...
Reset all
Working Paper
Using legal empowerment for labour rights in IndiaThis paper brings labour back into the literature on legal empowerment against poverty. Employing a historical lens, I outline three waves of legal movements. Each wave is distinguished by its timing, the state-level target, and the actors involved...
Working Paper
Social protection, the COVID-19 crisis, and the informal economyThis paper considers the implications of COVID-19 relief measures for the building and extension of comprehensive and universal social protection systems. It highlights three key areas emerging from the crisis, which are likely to affect the shape of...
Blog
UNU-WIDER’s new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) advances progress on SDG 8: Decent WorkUNU-WIDER’s 6-week online course on delivering Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) brings together recent research on the linkages between economic...
Blog
Stuck at the bottom of the job ladder in Africa: The stumbling block to resilient growth and prosperity
When the question of creating good jobs and decent work in Africa arises, policymakers and development partners often focus on formalization. For...
Book Chapter
Incorporating informal workers into social insurance in TanzaniaPublic social insurance is part of the broader social protection “toolbox”, typically understood to comprise also social assistance measures (such as cash transfers, benefits in kind, fuel subsidies and so on), social services and public works (see...
Book Chapter
Social Protection, the COVID-19 Crisis, and the Informal EconomyPart of Book COVID-19 and the Informal Economy
Book Chapter
A New Social Contract Inclusive of Informal WorkersPart of Book COVID-19 and the Informal Economy
Working Paper
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employmentThis paper provides a comparative summary of recent national statistics from five Latin American countries on employment losses and gains during the peak COVID-19 years compared with pre-pandemic levels. As part of its work on the impact of the...
Blog
To die from hunger or the virus: An all too real dilemma for the poor in India (and elsewhere)
On March 24, in a speech to the nation, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, announced a 21-day lockdown. With only four hours’ notice, 1.3 billion...
Working Paper
The impact of COVID-19 on urban informal workers in MaputoInformal self-employed traders in developing countries are vulnerable to shocks as they often lack access to social insurance or formal finance. This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these urban traders in the capital of...
Journal Article
Informality and pension reforms in BoliviaPart of Journal Special Issue What sustains informality
Displaying 16 of 51 results