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La formalisation améliore-t-elle la productivité des firmes en Côte d’Ivoire ?

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  • Nohoua TRAORE

    (Université Alassane Ouattara de Bouaké (Côte d’Ivoire))

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Cet article a pour objectif de déterminer le lien entre les niveaux de formalisation (par-tielle ou complète) et la productivité des entreprises. En utilisant les données de l’enquête CAPEC/CRDI en Côte d’Ivoire, l’étude montre, à l’aide d’un modèle Probit à variables instrumentales, que la formalisation améliore la productivité des entreprises. D’une ma-nière générale, quel que soit le niveau de formalisation considéré, la sévérité de l’imposition et la réalisation d’innovations ont un effet positif sur la formalisation et le statut d’immigrant de l’entrepreneur a un effet négatif. En outre, des facteurs spécifiques tels que la formation technique, la possession d’un plan d’affaires, la tenue d’une compta-bilité et la possibilité d’accès aux infrastructures publiques tendent à favoriser le passage de l’informel à la formalisation partielle tandis que l’âge du manager, l’insécurité, l’accès au crédit formel, la localisation de la firme à Abidjan (capitale économique), le niveau d’éducation, la taille et l’âge de l’entreprise, autre que dans le secteur des services, ont un effet significatif pour expliquer le passage à la formalisation complète.

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  • Nohoua TRAORE, 2023. "La formalisation améliore-t-elle la productivité des firmes en Côte d’Ivoire ?," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 57, pages 5-27.
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    Keywords

    Secteur informel; Niveau de formalisation des entreprises; Productivité; Côte d’Ivoire;
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    JEL classification:

    • C26 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H32 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Firm
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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