informal sector
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinformalandsector
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informal
adjective
uk/ɪnˈfɔː.məl/us/ɪnˈfɔːr.məl/
not formal ...
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sector
noun[C]
uk/ˈsek.tər/us/ˈsek.tɚ/
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country ...
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(Definition ofinformalandsectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinformal sector
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A large segment of low-paid state employees survive on incomes deriving from second or third jobs in theinformalsector.
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However, it is wrong to assert that theinformalsectorhas taken care of a large number of older people since early times.
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As studies of modern less developed economies have shown, the "informalsector" possesses enormous economic dynamism, deriving mainly from its freedom from costly formal-sector rigidities.
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His findings challenge current notions about theinformalsector.
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By comparison, as explained in the main text, traditional agriculture and the urbaninformalsectorare important parts of unskilledintensive sectors in developing countries.
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In contrast, in theinformalsectorthe government cannot observe or tax labor income, commodities, or financial transactions.
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One of the goals was to understand whether these women viewed theinformalsector, specifically their relationships with others in it, as a resource.
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They are perhaps more revealing as examples of small-scale entrepreneurship than being capable of generating any broad conclusions regarding theinformalsectoritself.
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The women eke out vital family living incomes through subsistence farming, fishing, petty trading and activities in theinformalsector.
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However, in an economy with a largeinformalsector, the optimal inflation and interest rate are significantly higher, = 16% and i = 18.37%, respectively.
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Indeed, the urbaninformalsectorincreased substantially during the mid 1980s, with around 70 per cent of theinformalsectorworkers taking to trading.
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Therefore, in this view, agents in theinformalsectorare not worse off than identical agents in the formal sector.
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But of those under 45, only one-quarter (26%) have done so (which is appreciably fewer than theirinformalsectorpeers).
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In theinformalsector, implementation costs are likely to be significant.
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Second, activities in theinformalsectormay be less efficient than those in the formal sector.
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As a consequence, it is optimal to tax it when an economy has aninformalsector.
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This benefit raises the value of working in theinformalsectorand decreases the incentives to accept formal sector job offers.
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Unfortunately, for all its economic benefits, there are good reasons to suspect that the expansion of theinformalsectoris having significant environmental impacts.
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The report states that casual employment in theinformalsectorsustains the bulk of the poor.
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