formal sector
collocation in Englishmeaningsofformalandsector
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formal
adjective
uk/ˈfɔː.məl/us/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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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 offormalandsectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofformal sector
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This benefit raises the value of working in the informal sector and decreases the incentives to acceptformalsectorjob offers.
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Finally, let us turn to the wage rate in theformalsector.
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As studies of modern less developed economies have shown, the "informal sector" possesses enormous economic dynamism, deriving mainly from its freedom from costlyformal-sectorrigidities.
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Studies show that many small entrepreneurs have been employed in theformalsectorbefore setting up their own enterprises.
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By the early 1980s,formalsectorsalaries were insufficient to meet living expenses.
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Workers in theformalsectorstayed at the same enterprise throughout their working lives.
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Dangers to be avoided are eligibility rules that exclude women or discourage theirformalsectorwork.
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The number of medium to large-scaleformalsectorcontracting firms has skyrocketed in the last decade.
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Their share informalsectoremployment was sharply reduced, increasing women's dependence on male income and reinforcing male authority within the household.
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Therefore, workers sort themselves into the formal and informal sectors depending on theirformal-sectorproductivity.
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Therefore, in this view, agents in the informal sector are not worse off than identical agents in theformalsector.
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Theformalsectorconsists of municipal agencies or private firms that are responsible for waste collection, transport, and disposal.
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Second, activities in the informal sector may be less efficient than those in theformalsector.
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First, the status of economic dependence may be caused by retirement for a person employed in theformalsector.
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Medium\\large-scale indigenous private manufacturing firms have most of the characteristics of modern\\formalsectorinvestments.
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The government can observe and tax transactions in theformalsector, and cannot observe and tax transactions in the informal sector.
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While very small firms do grow, they tend not to grow enough to allow them to ' graduate ' from the informal to theformalsector.
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The pension reform bill, meanwhile, eliminated many of the pension guarantees that union members (and otherformalsectorworkers) had traditionally enjoyed.
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