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Labor Market Dualism as Structural Equilibrium—Not Temporary Friction
劳动力市场二元性即结构性均衡：非暂时性摩擦
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Formal-informal labor segmentation persists not due to transitional inefficiencies but because it serves distinct macroeconomic functions for different capital constituencies.正式与非正式劳动力的分割持续存在，并非源于转型期的低效，而是因其服务于不同资本群体的宏观功能。
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Large firms externalize volatility onto informal contractors while retaining core competencies, effectively converting labor costs into variable operating expenses.大企业将波动性转嫁给非正式承包商，同时保留核心能力，从而将劳动力成本转化为可变运营支出。
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Informal workers gain schedule autonomy and avoid bureaucratic overhead, yet forfeit collective bargaining power and portable social insurance coverage.非正式劳动者获得排班自主权并规避官僚负担，却丧失集体谈判权和可携带的社会保险。
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Tax compliance incentives reinforce duality: simplified regimes for micro-enterprises unintentionally subsidize informality rather than facilitate formalization.税收合规激励强化了二元结构：针对微型企业简化的征管制度，无意中补贴了非正式性，而非促进正规化。
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Labor law enforcement gaps widen during downturns, as regulators prioritize systemic stability over individual protections—legitimizing dual norms through selective non-application.经济下行期劳动执法缺口扩大，监管者优先保障系统稳定而非个体权益，通过选择性不执行使双重规范合法化。
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Wage suppression in informal segments indirectly disciplines formal-sector wage claims, creating a hidden wage anchor that constrains collective bargaining outcomes industry-wide.非正式部门的工资压制间接约束正规部门的工资诉求，形成隐性工资锚点，制约全行业集体谈判结果。
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Migration policies often codify duality—temporary work visas lock migrants into employer-dependent status while denying pathways to full labor citizenship.移民政策常将二元结构制度化——临时工作签证将移民绑定于雇主，同时拒绝其获得完整劳动公民权的路径。
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Technology platforms intensify this equilibrium by designing work interfaces that obscure employment relationships while maximizing algorithmic control over labor supply.技术平台通过设计模糊雇佣关系、强化算法对劳动力供给控制的工作界面，加剧这一均衡。
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Education systems reproduce duality by tracking students toward either credentialled professions or flexible gig-ready skill sets—without preparing either for cross-boundary mobility.教育体系通过分流学生走向持证职业或灵活零工技能，再生产二元结构，却未培养任一路径的跨界流动能力。
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Reform attempts fail when they target symptoms—like minimum wage hikes—without altering the underlying institutional scaffolding that sustains dual incentives.改革失败，往往因只针对表象（如提高最低工资），而未改变维系双重激励的制度基础。
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This equilibrium endures because it delivers predictable returns to investors, manageable costs to employers, and limited state liabilities—all at the expense of income security and intergenerational mobility.这一均衡得以延续，是因为它为投资者提供可预期回报、为企业控制成本、为政府减轻责任——代价则是收入安全与代际流动性的削弱。
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Recognizing duality as equilibrium—not anomaly—shifts reform logic from correction to deliberate redesign of incentive architectures.将二元结构视为一种均衡而非异常，意味着改革逻辑须从纠偏转向对激励架构的主动重构。