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To Formalize or Not to Formalize? Comparisons of Microenterprise Data from Southern and East Africa

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  1. Chao, Li-Wei & Szrek, Helena & Peltzer, Karl & Ramlagan, Shandir & Fleming, Peter & Leite, Rui & Magerman, Jesswill & Ngwenya, Godfrey B. & Sousa Pereira, Nuno & Behrman, Jere, 2012. "A comparison of EPI sampling, probability sampling, and compact segment sampling methods for micro and small enterprises," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 98(1), pages 94-107.
  2. Antonio Báez-Morales, 2015. "“Differences in efficiency between Formal and Informal Micro Firms in Mexico”," IREA Working Papers 201516, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Jun 2015.
  3. Brixiová, Zuzana & Ncube, Mthuli & Bicaba, Zorobabel, 2015. "Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with Evidence from Swaziland," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 11-26.
  4. Brixiova, Zuzana & Ncube, Mthuli, 2013. "Entrepreneurship and the Business Environment in Africa: An Application to Ethiopia," IZA Discussion Papers 7553, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  5. World Bank, 2016. "Informal Enterprises in Kenya," World Bank Publications - Reports 24973, The World Bank Group.
  6. Vigneswara Ilavarasan & Mark R Levy, 2010. "ICTs and Urban Microenterprises: Identifying and Maximizing Opportunities for Economic Development," Working Papers id:2819, eSocialSciences.
  7. Hiroyuki Hino & Charles Piot & Nobuaki Hamaguchi & Lilly Brouwer & Jiahan Yin, 2024. "Rethinking the Informal Economy in Africa: Findings of a Survey of Microbusinesses in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria," Discussion Paper Series DP2024-12, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University.
  8. Mohammad Amin & Cedric Okou, 2020. "Casting a shadow: Productivity of formal firms and informality," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(4), pages 1610-1630, November.
  9. Iacovone,Leonardo & Ramachandran,Vijaya & Schmidt,Martin, 2013. "Stunted growth : why don't African firms create more jobs ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6727, The World Bank.
  10. Niranjan Chipalkatti & Jonathan P. Doh & Meenakshi Rishi, 2011. "Institutional quality, knowledge spillovers and entrepreneurship," International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(4), pages 307-329.
  11. Krafft,Caroline Gould & Assaad,Ragui A. & Rahman,Khandker Wahedur & Cumanzala,Maakwe, 2020. "How Do Small Formal and Informal Firms in the Arab Republic of Egypt Compare ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9423, The World Bank.
  12. Anda David & Yoro Diallo & Björn Nilsson, 2023. "Informality and Inequality: The African Case," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(Supplemen), pages 273-295.
  13. John Rand & Nina Torm, 2012. "The informal sector wage gap among Vietnamese micro-firms," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(4), pages 560-577.
  14. Zuzana Brixiova, 2013. "Modeling productive entrepreneurship in developing countries," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 41(1), pages 183-194, June.
  15. Andrea Floridi & Binyam Afewerk Demena & Natascha Wagner, 2022. "A Game Worth The Candle? Meta-Analysis Of The Effects Of Formalization On Firm Performance," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 27(04), pages 1-27, December.
  16. Yann Bramoullé & Pauline Morault, 2021. "Violence against Rich Ethnic Minorities: A Theory of Instrumental Scapegoating," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 88(351), pages 724-754, July.
  17. Amin, Mohammad & Islam, Asif, 2015. "Are Large Informal Firms More Productive than the Small Informal Firms? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys in Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 374-385.
  18. Rodriguez Castelan, Carlos & Vazquez, Emmanuel, 2022. "Labor Informality and Market Segmentation in Senegal," IZA Discussion Papers 15564, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  19. Alan Gelb & Christian Meyer & Vijaya Ramachandran, 2013. "Does Poor Mean Cheap? A Comparative Look at Africa's Industrial Labor Costs," Working Papers 325, Center for Global Development.
  20. Beegle,Kathleen G. & Benjamin,Nancy Claire & Recanatini,Francesca & Santini,Massimiliano, 2014. "Informal economy and the World Bank," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6888, The World Bank.
  21. Kemper, Johanna & Renold, Ursula, 2024. "Evaluating the impact of general versus vocational education on labor market outcomes in Egypt by means of a regression discontinuity design," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
  22. Omar Thiam, 2018. "Le secteur informel en Afrique de l'Ouest : enjeux et perspectives," Post-Print hal-02159695, HAL.
  23. Asongu, Simplice A. & Nwachukwu, Jacinta C. & Orim, Stella-Maris I., 2018. "Mobile phones, institutional quality and entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 183-203.
  24. Stephen Dobson & Carlyn Ramlogan-Dobson & Eric Strobl, 2020. "Savings and the informal sector," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(2), pages 217-234, March.
  25. Alan Gelb & Vijaya Ramachandran & Christian J. Meyer & Divyanshi Wadhwa & Kyle Navis, 2020. "Can Sub-Saharan Africa Be a Manufacturing Destination? Labor Costs, Price Levels, and the Role of Industrial Policy," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 335-357, June.
  26. Morne Oosthuizen, 2013. "Maximising South Africa's Demographic Dividend," Working Papers 13157, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
  27. KOTOKLO, Edoh & TOGBENU, Fo-kossi edem, 2023. "Formalisation et accès au crédit des petites et moyennes entreprises : cas du Togo [Formalization and access to credit for small and medium enterprises: the case of Togo]," MPRA Paper 116705, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  28. World Bank, 2011. "Côte d'Ivoire : Investment Climate Survey Report," World Bank Publications - Reports 12952, The World Bank Group.
  29. KOTOKLO, Edoh & TOGBENU, Fo-kossi edem, 2023. "Formalisation et accès au crédit des petites et moyennes entreprises : cas du Togo [Formalization and access to credit for small and medium enterprises: the case of Togo]," MPRA Paper 117179, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  30. 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.
  31. Zuzana Brixiova & Mthuli Ncube, 2014. "Working Paper 204 - Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with Evidence from Swaziland," Working Paper Series 2136, African Development Bank.
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