The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000

The aim of this paper is to analyze the function of the informal sector in employment, its relationship to urban employment, with illustrative evidence from Colombia. The analysis is done for the period 1984 - 2000, which includes phases of boom and economic crisis as well as the implementation of n...

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Flórez Nieto, Carmen Elisa - 1954
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2002
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Universidad de los Andes
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Informalidad
Empleo
Empleo - Colombia - 1984-2000
Economía informal - Colombia
I21, I24
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
title The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
spellingShingle The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
Informalidad
Empleo
Empleo - Colombia - 1984-2000
Economía informal - Colombia
I21, I24
title_short The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
title_full The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
title_fullStr The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
title_full_unstemmed The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
title_sort The function of the urban informal sector in employment : evidence from Colombia 1984-2000
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Flórez Nieto, Carmen Elisa - 1954
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv Flórez Nieto, Carmen Elisa - 1954
dc.subject.keyword.none.fl_str_mv Informalidad
Empleo
topic Informalidad
Empleo
Empleo - Colombia - 1984-2000
Economía informal - Colombia
I21, I24
dc.subject.armarc.none.fl_str_mv Empleo - Colombia - 1984-2000
Economía informal - Colombia
dc.subject.jel.none.fl_str_mv I21, I24
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