کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
992230 935732 2012 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side? Evidence for Six West African Capitals
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
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Is the Informal Sector Constrained from the Demand Side? Evidence for Six West African Capitals
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryEmploying a unique dataset that covers households from six West African capitals, this paper provides new evidence on the demand for informal sector products and services. We first investigate whether demand linkages exist between formal and informal products and distribution channels. In a second step, we estimate demand elasticities based on Engel curves. We find strong demand-side linkages between the formal and informal sector, with the exception that informal goods are hardly bought through formal distribution channels. The estimated demand elasticities tend to show that rising incomes are associated with a lower propensity to consume informal sector goods and to use informal distribution channels.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Development - Volume 40, Issue 7, July 2012, Pages 1369–1381
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