Ecuador study links carrying capacity to income, corruption and informality
An Ecuadorian time-series study finds a U-shaped income relationship with ecological carrying capacity, negative associations with corruption and informality, and ...
Tag: informal economy
Street Vendors Are the Hidden Hubs Holding Urban Economies Together
A social network analysis of Church Road in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, reveals that informal street vendors are the most connected ...
Unpaid Care Work Quietly Erodes Profits for Chile’s Women Micro-Entrepreneurs
A survey-weighted econometric analysis of 842 Chilean women micro-entrepreneurs finds that each additional daily hour of unpaid domestic and caregiving ...
Lockdowns Weren’t the Real Job Killer: Türkiye’s Pandemic Labor Market Reexamined
A difference-in-differences analysis of monthly Turkish sectoral data finds that COVID-19 labor market disruptions were driven more by the broader ...
Xenophobic Violence Shatters Refugee Businesses and Lives in South African Township
A qualitative study of refugee entrepreneurs in Atteridgeville, South Africa, documents how xenophobic attacks cause physical injury, psychological trauma, family ...
Green Spaces May Hold the Key to Circular Cities in the Global South
A new review argues that urban green infrastructure, from community gardens to million-tree campaigns, should be treated as the spatial ...
Street Food, Hard Numbers: What Tanzanian Vendors Reveal About Decent Work
A survey of 77 informal food vendors at Tanzania's Kigamboni Ferry Bus Stand finds strong practical skills but weak strategic ...
How Nigeria’s Igbo Apprenticeship System Builds Entrepreneurs Without Formal Schooling
A new qualitative study of 75 traders in Lagos finds that Nigeria's indigenous Igbo apprenticeship system, Igba Boi, develops entrepreneurial ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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