Informal labour exchange teams and participation on the labour market: Evidence from rural Tanzania

Assesses whether informal arrangements may actually promote exchanges in the market.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 October 2025
Country:
Tanzania
Document Type:
Working Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
17 June 2025
Authors:
Dumas, C, Arciniegas, C. and Fahn, M.

Abstract

This paper assesses whether informal arrangements may actually promote exchanges in the market. The authors study rural labour exchange teams, an organisation that is found in many different areas but still under documented in the economic literature.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Christelle D and others. ‘Informal labour exchange teams and participation on the labour market: Evidence from rural Tanzania’ STEG Working Paper, 2025

Informal labour exchange teams and participation on the labour market: Evidence from rural Tanzania

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Published 31 October 2025
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