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The role of economic prosperity on informality in Africa : evidence of corruption thresholds from PSTR

Njoya, Loudi; Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

This paper is interested in explaining the causes of the simultaneous evolution between economic growth and informality. Using a large annual panel of African countries with a time series of 25 years, ours results show that when the corruption rate is above (below) a threshold of 1.3577,...

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An exploratory analysis of the effects of the formalisation policy for individual micro-entrepreneurs

Corseuil, Carlos Henrique; Neri, Marcelo Cortes; … - 2014

promoting: i) micro-entrepreneurship in Brazil; and ii) the formalisation of entrepreneurs. Regarding the promotion of micro … have had a positive effect on the formalisation of individual entrepreneurs in terms of social security contributions, but …

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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector : empirical evidence from developing countries

Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

The main objective of this paper is to contribute to in-depth literature on the relationship between growth and the informal sector in the presence of corruption. The impact of the interaction between growth and corruption on economic performance (increase or decrease of the informal sector)...

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The Size, Origins, and Character of Mongolia's Informal Sector During the Transition

Anderson, James H. - 2004

Mongolia's informal sector has expanded far more quickly during the transition than its formal sector, largely because of greater ease of entry into the informal sector. Current policy discourages entry into the formal sector. The explosion of informal entrepreneurial activity during Mongolia's...

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Corruption, Economic Growth and the Informal Sector : Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries

Ibrahim, Ngouhouo; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

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Does Informal Sector Size Impede Economy Growth in Developing Countries?

Njoya, Loudi; Ibrahim, Ngouhouo; Ewane, Etah - 2022

This paper empirically analyses the impact of the informal sector on long-term growth in developing countries. Using a panel of 112 countries from the icrg and Medina and Schneider (2018) over the period 1991 to 2015, a U-shaped relationship between the size of the informal sector and the growth...

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Employment Status, Income Equality, and Poverty in Egypt

Abd El Hamid Ali, Hoda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

participation, and to examine the impact of different labor force practices and income equality on poverty. Empirical findings … that there is no linkage between employment status and poverty, however we find a positive and significant impact of … importance of poverty problem. These results show that women in Egypt are less engaged in decent jobs because they are less …

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Institutional Quality and Development : On the Role of Informality

Callais, Justin T - 2020

While some view the informal economy as parasitic, others view it in a more positive light. We argue that the effect of the informal economy on development depends on both the size of the locale and the institutional environment. Good institutions facilitate productive activity and voluntary...

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Economic development, growth, institutions and geography

Bhupatiraju, Samyukta; Verspagen, Bart - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013

In this paper, we test the Rodrik et al (2004) framework to explain differences in development levels across countries by using a broader set of definitions for institutions, geography and economic variables. We use a multi-faceted database to measure institutions in an attempt to go beyond the...

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Revisiting the Informal Sector: A General Equilibrium Approach

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit; Mukhopadhyay, Ujjaini - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

During the last 50 years with unprecedented population growth and urbanization, economic development, particularly in developing countries failed to generate adequate employment and income opportunities in the modern sector, compelling the surplus labour force to generate its own means of...

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