Can Secondary Jobs Smooth Consumption? Evidence from Unanticipated Wage Arrears

This paper studies second jobs as self-insurance and consumption-smoothing devices for liquidity-constrained workers who face unanticipated wage arrears. Unlike the previous consumption-smoothing literature, emphasis is given to labor market shocks in emerging economies and to a new empirical strate...

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Volume:	67
Main Author:	Danzer, Alexander M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	CHICAGO The University of Chicago Press 01.04.2019 UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
published in:	Economic development and cultural change Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 571 - 594
Data of publication:	20190401
ISSN:	0013-0079 1539-2988
EISSN:	1539-2988
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Development Studies Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Area Studies VARIABILITY TRANSITION WEATHER INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE RUSSIA RISK PAY SHOCKS
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Knowledge Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index – 2019 Web of Science CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS