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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817802
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Economic globalisation and Africa's quest for greener and more inclusive growth : the missing link
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Freytag, Andreas; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
inclusive green growth (IGG) relationship in Africa. Based on macro data for 22 African countries and the Driscoll …-Kraay standard errors with fixed effects instrumental variable regression, the following findings are established. First, Africa … threshold analysis suggests that by improving Africa's mostly unfree economic architecture to 60% (moderately free)or 80% (free …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280129
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Economic globalisation and Africa's quest for greener and more inclusive growth : the missing link
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Freytag, Andreas; Asongu, Simplice - 2023
inclusive green growth (IGG) relationship in Africa. Based on macro data for 22 African countries and the Driscoll …-Kraay standard errors with fixed effects instrumental variable regression, the following findings are established. First, Africa … threshold analysis suggests that by improving Africa's mostly unfree economic architecture to 60% (moderately free) or 80% (free …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014284946
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Economic globalisation and inclusive green growth in Africa : contingencies and policy-relevant thresholds of governance
Ofori, Isaac Kwesi; Figari, Francesco - 2022
globalisation (EG) to foster inclusive green growth (IGG). First, the study finds that EG hampers IGG in Africa. Second, although …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013357133
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Evolution of global value chains participation and economic growth in Africa
Nana, Ibrahim; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul <Jr.> - Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains - 2023
Global value chains offer countries unique opportunities to participate in and benefit from international trade by specializing in specific production stages and tasks. The objective of this study is twofold: (i) to investigate the evolution of African countries participation in global value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014481084
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Informal employment in emerging and transition econimies : reducing informality requires better enforcement, more reasonable regulation, and economic growth
Slonimczyk, Fabián - 2014
In developing and transition economies as much as half the labor force works in the informal sector (or "shadow economy"). Informal firms congest infrastructure and other public services but do not contribute the taxes needed to finance them. Informal workers are unprotected against such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417249
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Corruption, economic growth and the informal sector : empirical evidence from developing countries
Ngouhouo, Ibrahim; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
except in the Middle East and North Africa (positive net effect) and high income and upper-middleincome countries (only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817792
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Corruption, Economic Growth and the Informal Sector : Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries
Ibrahim, Ngouhouo; Njoya, Loudi; Asongu, Simplice - 2022
except in the Middle East and North Africa (positive net effect) and high income and upper-middle-income countries (only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013295063
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The Unofficial Economy and Economic Development
La Porta, Rafael - 2010
In developing countries, informal firms (those that are not registered with the government) account for about half of all economic activity. We consider three broad views of the role of such firms in economic development. According to the romantic view, these firms would become the engine of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138466
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The Unofficial Economy and Economic Development
Porta, Rafael La - 2008
In developing countries, informal firms (those that are not registered with the government) account for about half of all economic activity. We consider three broad views of the role of such firms in economic development. According to the romantic view, these firms would become the engine of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464127