Sector Informal, Microfinanças e Empresariado Nacional em Moçambique

Modernizing the informal sector

Th e multiplicity of policies proposed to support the informal sector refl ects the lack of a common defi nition. Although they may produce positive eff ects, these are limited and fail to constitute a comprehensive strategic approach. Th e diff erent interpretations in the absence of a common defi nition as well as the strategies emerging from them are reviewed. Th e identifi cation of informa...

Vinculación del Posgrado Nacional con el Sector Productivo

uando se habla del tema de la formación de recursos humanos, profesionalización del posgrado nacional, vinculación con el sector productivo, etc., se tiende generalmente a perder de vista el punto medular del problema: El propósito final de la formación de recursos humanos es la satisfacción, en la medida de lo posible, del mercado de trabajo existente, en el área de conocimientos correspondiente.

EM algorithm and variants : an informal tutorial

Let Y a random variable with probability density function (pdf) p(y|θ), where θ is an unknown parameter vector. Given an outcome y of Y , we aim at maximizing the likelihood function L(θ) ≡ p(y|θ) wrt θ over a given search space Θ. This is the very principle of maximum likelihood (ML) estimation. Unfortunately, except in not very exciting situations such as, e.g. estimating the mean and varianc...

Understanding the "informal Sector": a Survey

Informal Sector, Productivity and Tax Collection∗

The informal sector is a prominent characteristic of many developing countries. Most of the literature has focused on understanding the determinants of informality. The connection between the informal sector and economic development is, nonetheless, relatively less understood. One of the most important determinants of informality is the tax enforcement quality of a country which, some authors a...