Housing Informality and Labor Informality in Space: In Search of the Missing Links
Gustavo A. García,
Erika Raquel Badillo,
Juan Manuel Aristizábal
Abstract:This paper analyzes the relationship between informal housing and labor informality at the intraurban level, considering these two phenomena' simultaneity and spatial dimensions. Our analysis focuses on the context of a city in a developing country, Medellín (Colombia), characterized by significant housing precariousness and low employment quality, where space seems to play an essential role in understanding this relationship. Using data from 176 analytical regions in Medellín for 2017, we estimate a series of… Show more
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