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An Empirical Investigation of the Factors Influencing Formal and Informal Employment in the City of Asmara
Journal of Economics and Management Sciences
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An Empirical Investigation of the Factors Influencing Formal and Informal Employment in the City of Asmara
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Ghebremeskel, Fitsum Ghebregiorgis
Mihreteab, Habteab Tekie |
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| Description |
This study investigates the factors influencing formal and informal labour market in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. The findings reveal that variables such as age, gender, education and birth place influence formal and informal labor market of the city. The chances for young people getting jobs in formal are low relative to older people. Higher educational level is related to securing jobs in the formal sector. Regarding gender males have more chances in the formal sector than females. People from Maekel/Central Region (townships surrounding Asmara) have higher chances to engage in self-employment. Generally, the results reveal that the labor market in Asmara show varied characteristics.
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IDEAS SPREAD INC
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2018-04-29
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/jems/article/view/10
10.30560/jems.v1n2p21 |
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Journal of Economics and Management Sciences; Vol 1 No 2 (2018); p21
2576-3016 2576-3008 |
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eng
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https://j.ideasspread.org/index.php/jems/article/view/10/13
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Summary Statistics
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2018 Fitsum Ghebregiorgis Ghebremeskel, Habteab Tekie Mihreteab
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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