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Analysing the heterogeneity in working conditions of migrant informal workers in China: a test of the WIEGO model of informal employment

Economics

Analysing the heterogeneity in working conditions of migrant informal workers in China: a test of the WIEGO model of informal employment

G. Huang, B. Cai, et al.

This groundbreaking research by Gengzhi Huang, Bowei Cai, Shuyi Liu, and Desheng Xue delves into China's informal economy, revealing intricate disparities in income and working conditions of migrant informal workers. The study employs a robust dataset to challenge existing models and offers critical insights into the complex landscape of informal employment. Discover how context shapes the inequality-informality nexus!

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Abstract
This paper investigates the internal heterogeneity within China's informal economy by analyzing the working conditions of migrant informal workers. It's the first study to test the WIEGO model's relationship between informality, income, poverty, and gender using a large dataset (107,020 samples from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey). The analysis reveals significant heterogeneity in income, work intensity, contracts, social security, and union/community support across five employment-status tiers. The findings show a pattern that partially aligns with the WIEGO model, highlighting the complexity of informal employment and the need for context-specific research on the inequality-informality nexus.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Jul 05, 2024
Authors
Gengzhi Huang, Bowei Cai, Shuyi Liu, Desheng Xue
Tags
informal economy
migrant workers
WIEGO model
income inequality
employment conditions
social security
gender disparity

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