A Survey On Informal Employment in Iran

e first section of this article focuses on the concept of informal sector in the economy and distinguishes this concept from the other concepts related to the activities beyond the formal sector (such as I nformal economy, unorganized sector, black economy, underground evonomy and informal sector). The second section explains informal sector in the economy and has a glance at the conditions and contexts of the formation of the informal sector in Iran. Then it goes on to provide a summary review on the other countries experiences and to provide a thorough review of the most important studies carried out about the informal activities in Post-Revolution Iran. The criterion selection of these studies has been the centrality of the informal sector or informal employment. The article is concluded with a summary result of the findings of the reviewed papers.