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Stay up to date with our Blog, which offers analysis and commentary on the latest developments in understanding this phenomenon. Posts feature contributions from members of our network and other colleagues, analysts, and technicians interested in exploring the diverse aspects of informal activities and their key subjects.

Our Blog will feature analyses and commentaries on the main developments regarding informality in its various contexts, prepared by members of our INSEAI Network and other analysts of the phenomenon. They provide numerous insights, offering valuable multidisciplinary perspectives on informality, both theoretically and applied, particularly in relation to Europe and Latin America.

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Blog posts:

Old Informalities, New Economies: Structural Analogies of Informal Work in Contexts of Transition. The Argentine Case as an Illustrative Experience in Middle-Income Economies

16.02.2026

Recent transformations in the world of work—driven by digitalization, the flexibilization of labor relations, and the reorganization of productive processes—have revived longstanding debates on labor informality. Far from disappearing with economic modernization, informality persists and takes on new forms, compelling a rethinking of its causes » Read more

 

Inside Rocinha: the invisible architecture of informality and resilience

21.01.2026

Rocinha greets you long before you reach its narrow alleys. The soundscape changes first, the steady hum of Rio’s formal city gives way to a vibrant mix of moto-taxis weaving through impossible curves, music spilling from windows stacked tightly on top of one another, and the chatter of street vendors negotiating their morning sales. » Read more