What traders know: the (mis)perceptions of formal and informal cross-border traders

Paolo Falco and Eleanor Wiseman

Cross-border traders face a choice between official and unofficial border crossings. The latter allow them to evade taxes, but expose them to other risks, such as bribes, fines, and arrest. We investigate the perceptions of cross-border traders about the risks of trading officially vs unofficially at the border between Kenya and Uganda. We find that traders overestimate the risks of trading officially relative to the same risks when trading unofficially. In reality, the measured risks of trading through the official border are lower.

MoreLess

Year of publication:	April 2024
Authors:	Falco, Paolo ; Wiseman, Eleanor
Publisher:	Helsinki, Finland : United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
Subject:	cross-border trade \| formality \| informality \| beliefs \| corruption \| Korruption \| Corruption \| Informelle Wirtschaft \| Informal economy \| Theorie \| Theory

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 19 Seiten)
Series:	Working paper / World Institute for Development Economics Research. - Helsinki : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 1798-7237, ZDB-ID 2548001-7. - Vol. 2024, 19
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-92-9267-477-9
Other identifiers:	10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2024/477-9 [DOI] hdl:10419/298069 [Handle]
Classification:	D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations ; H26 - Tax Evasion ; Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014519349