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<journal-id>2076-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Población y Desarrollo ]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Poblac.Desarro.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2076-054X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS- UNA]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2076-054X2020005000029</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/pdfce/2076-054x/2020.026.50.029-041</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El sector informal en el ingreso laboral en el Paraguay. Año 2018]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The informal sector on labor income of Paraguay. 2018]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garicoche-Centurión]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Investigación para el Desarrollo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>50</numero>
<fpage>29</fpage>
<lpage>41</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2076-054X2020005000029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2076-054X2020005000029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2076-054X2020005000029&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN En este estudio se evalúa el impacto que se genera en el ingreso laboral por trabajar en el sector informal. Se consideran como empleados en el sector informal a aquellos que se encuentran trabajando en relación de dependencia y no se encuentran aportando a un sistema de jubilación o pensión y a aquellos trabajadores independientes que no se encuentran inscriptos en Registro Único del Contribuyente del Ministerio de Hacienda del Paraguay. Como fuente de datos se utiliza a la Encuesta Permanente de Hogares Continua (EPHC) del año 2018 de la Dirección General de Estadística Encuesta y Censos (DGEEC).Para medir el efecto de que un trabajador se encuentre empleado en el sector informal se propone un análisis mediante 2 métodos: i) Ecuación de Mincer, ii) Estimaciones vía Emparejamiento (Matching).La investigación encuentra que los empleados en el sector informal poseen 27% menos de ingreso laboral por hora con relación a aquellos que se emplean en el sector formal. Las estimaciones fueron realizadas tanto por la ecuación de Mincer como por los métodos de emparejamiento. En ambos casos se presentan resultados similares, por lo que el impacto hallado adquiere relevancia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This study evaluates the impact that is generated on labor income from working in the informal sector. Those who are working in a dependency relationship and who are not contributing to a retirement or pension system and those independent workers who are not registered in the Single Taxpayer Registry of the Ministry of Finance of Paraguay are considered as employees in the informal sector. The Permanent Continuing Household Survey (EPHC) for the year 2018 of the General Directorate of Statistical Survey and Censuses (DGEEC) is used as a data source. To measure the effect that a worker is employed in the informal sector, an analysis is proposed using 2 methods: i) Mincer equation, ii) Estimates via Matching. The investigation finds that employees in the informal sector have 27% less labor income per hour compared to those employed in the formal sector. Estimates were made both by the Mincer equation and by pairing methods. In both cases similar results are presented, so the impact found acquires relevance.]]></p></abstract>
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