@article{fdi:010090108,
  title = {{C}rises, labour market and informality in {B}razil : the {C}ovid-19 shock in the light of past dynamics},
  author = {{R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {S}aludjian, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this article, we show the magnitude of the impact of the {C}ovid-19 crisis on the {B}razilian labour market, especially on informal workers who were the main victims. {T}his result calls into question the validity of the standard model, referred to in our work as a 'canonical crisis', which states that the informal economy plays a counter-cyclical role as a shock absorber. {A} thorough analysis reveals that this mechanism was no longer at work either for the pandemic crisis or for the two previous macroeconomic crises: informal employment recedes in times of crisis. {I}n addition, we shed light on a striking phenomenon: the pandemic triggered an upsurge in the number of discouraged workers. {H}ow these individuals excluded from the labour market coped day to day remains under-investigated. {A}mong the shock mitigation strategies, only the emergency transfer programme played a significant compensatory role. {T}he crisis may mark a turning point by showing that informal workers - a hitherto politically 'invisible' group - became a focal point of public policy and were able to influence decisions. {T}he government can no longer hide behind the laissez-faire strategy of relying on the informal sector as a safety valve to limit the socioeconomic impacts of crises.},
  keywords = {{I}nformality ; {C}ovid-19 crisis ; labour market ; discouraged workers ; safety ; cushion ; {B}razil ; {BRESIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}hird {W}orld {Q}uarterly},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[22 p.]},
  ISSN = {0143-6597},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1080/01436597.2023.2243834},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090108},
}