Labour mobility and the informal sector in Algeria: a cross-sectional comparison (2007-2012)

Philippe Adair (1, 2) , Youghourta Bellache (1)

1 ERUDITE - Equipe de Recherche sur l’Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Economique
2 TEPP - Travail, Emploi et Politiques Publiques

Thanks to a multinomial logit model, we identify the determinants of access to the various labour market segments in Bejaia, a central-eastern region of Algeria. We first use cross-sectional analysis upon two samples of 1,252 and 2,026 individuals collected from two household surveys we have conducted in 2007 and 2012. The labour market patterns encompass the formal/ informal divide as well segmentation within the informal sector–upper tiersvs. lower tier. Determinants of labour mobility depend on the social and demographic characteristics (age, gender and marital status) and human capital of individuals. Then, we sketch an exploratory investigation upon a small cohort of 445 individuals between 2007 and 2012. The aforementioned determinants explain the significant mobility of individuals taking place across sectors that is oriented towards the informal sector. To a lesser extent, individuals shift within the informal sector itself, which is essentially limited to its ‘lower tier’ segment.

Mots clés: Algeria; cohort; labour mobility; logit model; the informal sector; cross; section analysis

Domaines: Economies et finances

Philippe Adair, Youghourta Bellache. Labour mobility and the informal sector in Algeria: a cross-sectional comparison (2007-2012). 2014. ⟨halshs-01100244⟩