University of Rosario Researchers Report on Findings in Social Science (Informality, economic complexity, and internalization of rules): Science – Social Science

2023 JUL 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on social science have been published. According to news originating from Bogota, Colombia, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This research aimed to find out the relationship between informality and the internalization of the rules of behavior required for complexity in the economic system, as better knowledge is required for formalization policy to have a greater impact. We use the economic complexity index (ECI) for 2018 at the regional level in Colombia, which combines the country’s productive structure with the amount of knowledge and know-how embodied in the goods it produces.”

Our news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from University of Rosario: “The informality measure we use is the individual’s affiliation to social security (in particular health insurance), and we use a proxy of civic rule’s internalization as an inverse relation with traffic tickets. This research aimed to shed new light on public policy to improve formalization and its economic impact. First, we include a theory that includes both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation types. The self-determination theory or organismic integration theory proposes this theory. Second, we have argued that the motivation to formalize is intrinsic to greater cultural capacity. Individuals gradually internalize rules of behavior that have repercussions on social dynamics. Third, the composition and characteristics of the families in the study sample seem to show that some factors increase the propensity for informality. Our empirical analysis reveals that group of people with a lower educational level are the ones who are more likely to belong to the informal labor market.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “These results are consistent with the literature. Multivariate Probit regression was used to examine these factors.”

For more information on this research see: Informality, economic complexity, and internalization of rules. Frontiers in Sociology, 2023,8. (Frontiers in Sociology - http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/sociology). The publisher for Frontiers in Sociology is Frontiers Media S.A.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1163326.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Marcen Laguna, Department of Economics, University of Rosario, Bogota, Colombia. Additional authors for this research include Ivan Hernandez, Jesus Maria Godoy.

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