The Determinants of Rising Informality in Brazil : Evidence from Gross Worker Flows

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dc.creatorBosch, Mariano
dc.creatorGoni, Edwin
dc.creatorMaloney, William
dc.date2012-06-06T22:04:48Z
dc.date2012-06-06T22:04:48Z
dc.date2007-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:20:30Z
dc.descriptionThis paper studies gross worker flows to explain the rising informality in Brazilian metropolitan labor markets from 1983 to 2002. This period covers two economic cycles, several stabilization plans, a far-reaching trade liberalization, and changes in labor legislation through the Constitutional reform of 1988. First, focusing on cyclical patterns, the authors confirm that for Brazil, the patterns of worker transitions between formality and informality correspond primarily to the job-to-job dynamics observed in the United States, and not to the traditional idea of the informal queuing for jobs in a segmented market. However, the analysis also confirms distinct cyclical patterns of job finding and separation rates that lead to the informal sector absorbing more labor during downturns. Second, focusing on secular movements in gross flows and the volatility of flows, the paper finds the rise in informality to be driven primarily by a reduction in job finding rates in the formal sector. A small fraction of this is driven by trade liberalization, and the remainder seems driven by rising labor costs and reduced flexibility arising from Constitutional reform.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8466542/determinants-rising-informality-brazil-evidence-gross-worker-flows
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7365
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4375
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417209
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4375
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subjectCALCULATIONS
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCOMPULSORY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMERGENCY CARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectESTIMATED PARAMETERS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFEDERAL RESERVE
dc.subjectFEWER PEOPLE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINDING JOBS
dc.subjectFIRING COSTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectGROSS WAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL BEDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCE
dc.subjectINDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION RATES
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOB SEPARATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR CODE
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACT
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR LEGISLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET LEGISLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR TURNOVER
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLAYOFFS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM PENSIONS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNATURE OF HEALTH
dc.subjectNEW JOBS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectORGANIZED LABOR
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY REGIME
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPREVIOUS JOB
dc.subjectPREVIOUS WORK
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROBABILITIES
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROTECTION RATE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectREASSIGNMENT
dc.subjectRECESSION
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT DECISION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSALARIED WORKERS
dc.subjectSALARIES
dc.subjectSALARY
dc.subjectSCHOOL HOURS
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYED
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectTERMINATION
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNION DENSITY
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectVACATION PAY
dc.subjectWAGE FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectWAGE RIGIDITIES
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING AGES
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectYEARS OF SERVICES
dc.titleThe Determinants of Rising Informality in Brazil : Evidence from Gross Worker Flows

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