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The Relative Performance Of Formal And Informal Sectors In India

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  • Amarendra Sahoo
  • Thijs ten Raa

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We evaluate the relative performance of formal and informal sectors in India by looking into their productivity difference. Recognizing the intersectoral linkages in the economy, the competitive general equilibrium prices are computed; these signal the productivities. Our model synthesizes frontier analysis with the general equilibrium approach to generate shadow prices. The formal activities are found to be more productive than the informal. However, the informal services sector is as efficient as the formal one. There would be an overall productivity gain of 22% to the economy if factors were allocated to productive activities. The shadow prices from the model indicate that the formal capital and informal capital are scarce factors, while it has been the opposite for formal (regular) and informal (casual) labour. Formal labour is more productive than its informal counterpart; formal capital and informal capital are equally productive.

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  • Amarendra Sahoo & Thijs ten Raa, 2009. "The Relative Performance Of Formal And Informal Sectors In India," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(2), pages 151-162.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecsysr:v:21:y:2009:i:2:p:151-162
    DOI: 10.1080/09535310902995719
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    1. Nakabayashi, Masaki, 2019. "From family security to the welfare state: Path dependency of social security on the difference in legal origins," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 280-293.
    2. Mitoma, Haruka, 2023. "Carbon footprint analysis considering production activities of informal sector: The case of manufacturing industries of India," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).
    3. Purva Khera, 2016. "Macroeconomic Impacts of Gender Inequality and Informality in India," IMF Working Papers 2016/016, International Monetary Fund.
    4. Purva Khera, 2018. "Closing Gender Gaps in India: Does Increasing Womens’ Access to Finance Help?," IMF Working Papers 2018/212, International Monetary Fund.

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    Keywords

    Productivity; Formal and informal sectors; Competitive prices; General equilibrium;
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    JEL classification:

    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • D - Microeconomics

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