Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Establish the problem. Awaken institutional audiences. Introduce the FVI as the only forward-looking measurement instrument in the field.

Middle East: Oil, Institutions, and the Informality Gap

Apr 29, 2026

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10 min read

Middle East: Oil, Institutions, and the Informality Gap

Why hydrocarbon revenues and sovereign wealth have not produced institutional labor-market coverage.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

América Latina y la Trampa de los Ingresos Medios

Apr 22, 2026

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15 min read

América Latina y la Trampa de los Ingresos Medios

Por Qué el Crecimiento Económico Falla en Formalizar los Mercados Laborales Latinoamericanos

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Latin America and the Middle-Income Trap

Apr 22, 2026

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11 min read

Latin America and the Middle-Income Trap

Why Economic Growth Fails to Formalize Latin American Labor Markets.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

América Latina e a Armadilha da Renda Média

Apr 22, 2026

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15 min read

América Latina e a Armadilha da Renda Média

Por Que o Crescimento Econômico Falha em Formalizar os Mercados de Trabalho Latino-Americanos

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Apr 16, 2026

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15 min read

Afrique : La Frontière des 85,8 %

Sur un continent où seulement 14,2 % des travailleurs ont un statut formel, l'informalité n'est pas l'exception. C'est l'économie. Mais la révolution du mobile money en Afrique et la trajectoire démographique du continent réécrivent les règles.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Apr 15, 2026

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21 min read

Africa: The 85.8% Frontier

On a continent where only 14.2% of workers have formal status, informality is not the exception. It is the economy. But Africa's mobile money revolution and demographic trajectory are rewriting the rules.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Apr 8, 2026

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18 min read

Asia-Pacific: The Epicenter

More than one billion informal workers. Over half the global informal workforce. The region where GDP growth and informality coexist at a scale that defies conventional development logic.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

Apr 1, 2026

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20 min read

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

The global economy has a structural blind spot. 2 billion workers are inside it. BASE1 introduces the measurement framework designed to track how fast that is changing.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

Mar 27, 2026

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12 min read

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

How the World Built a Global Economy That Works for Four in Ten — and Called It a Success

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Precuela de la Temporada 1 : Antes de que los Billones Fueran Contados.

Mar 26, 2026

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14 min read

Precuela de la Temporada 1 : Antes de que los Billones Fueran Contados.

Cómo el Mundo Construyó una Economía Global que Funciona para Cuatro de Cada Diez y lo Llamó un Éxito

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Prólogo da Temporada 1 : Antes que os Bilhões Fossem Contados.

Mar 26, 2026

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14 min read

Prólogo da Temporada 1 : Antes que os Bilhões Fossem Contados.

Como o Mundo Construiu uma Economia Global que Funciona para Quatro em Cada Dez – e Chamou Isso de Sucesso

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Préquelle de la Saison 1 : Avant que les Milliards Soient Comptés.

Mar 25, 2026

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14 min read

Préquelle de la Saison 1 : Avant que les Milliards Soient Comptés.

Comment le Monde a Construit une Économie Mondiale qui Fonctionne pour Quatre Personnes sur Dix – et l'a Appelé un Succès.

Mathieu K. Gouanou

Season 1: The Invisible Billions

Middle East: Oil, Institutions, and the Informality Gap

América Latina y la Trampa de los Ingresos Medios

Latin America and the Middle-Income Trap

América Latina e a Armadilha da Renda Média

Afrique : La Frontière des 85,8 %

Africa: The 85.8% Frontier

Asia-Pacific: The Epicenter

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

Precuela de la Temporada 1 : Antes de que los Billones Fueran Contados.

Prólogo da Temporada 1 : Antes que os Bilhões Fossem Contados.

Préquelle de la Saison 1 : Avant que les Milliards Soient Comptés.

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