Identifying participation in the informal economy using survey research methods
Identifying participation in the informal economy using survey research methods
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使用调查研究方法确定非正规经济的参与情况
DOI：
10.1111/j.1549-0831.1998.tb00677.x
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发表时间：
1998
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通讯作者：
T. Wood
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作者：
A. Tickamyer;T. Wood
人们对非正规经济活动作为第一世界经济体内创收或生存活动的一种形式的程度越来越感兴趣，但关于什么是非正式工作，除了货币交换之外还有哪些活动构成非正式经济，以及这些活动位于何处，文献中几乎没有达成一致意见。对构成非正规经济的活动的适当定义缺乏共识，这反映在缺乏可用于调查这些工作形式的系统数据。本文使用电话调查研究技术来开发廉价而高效的数据源，以回答有关非正式工作的形式、流行度和地点的问题。这项研究揭示了与制定基于调查的非正式活动衡量标准有关的问题，但它也证明了这种方法的可行性，以及农村和城市地区普遍较高的参与率。
There is growing interest in the extent of informal economic activity as a form of income generating or subsistence activity within first world economies, but little agreement exists in the literature as to what constitutes informal work, what activities in addition to monetary exchanges make up the informal economy, and where these activities are located. The lack of consensus on the proper definition of the activities ,that make up the informal economy is reflected in the lack of systematic data available to investigate these forms of work. This paper investigates using telephone survey research techniques to develop inexpensive and efficient data sources to answer questions about the forms, prevalence, and location of informal work. The research uncovers problems associated with developing survey based measures of informal activity, but it also demonstrates the viability of this approach as well as the generally high level of participation in both rural and urban places.