Informality, Development, and the Business Cycle in North Africa |
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| Author:
| Cardarelli, Roberto
Balima, Hippolyte
Maggi, Chiara
Alter, Adrian
Vacher, Jérôme
Gaertner, Matthew
Bizimana, Olivier
Abdulkarim, Azhin
Badr, Karim
Arzoumanian, Shant
Harb, Mahmoud
El Hamiani Khatat, Mariam
Muthoora, Priscilla
Belgacem, Aymen |
| Series title: | Departmental Papers |
| ISBN: | 979-8-4002-1114-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2022 |
| Publisher: | International Monetary Fund
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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North African economies have a significant share of informal activity and employment. This paper finds that while a few key structural characteristics could explain "normal" informality in North Africa, policy distortions explain a large share of excess informality.
North African economies have a significant share of informal activity and employment. This paper finds that while a few key structural characteristics could explain "normal" informality in North Africa, policy distortions explain a large share of excess informality.