Algeria - Mali trade : the normality of informality (English)

This paper estimates the volume of informal trade between Algeria and Mali and analyzes its determinants and mechanisms, using a multi-pronged methodology. First, the authors discuss how subsidy policies and the legal framework create incentives for informal trade across the Sahara. Second, the authors provide evidence of the importance of informal trade, drawing on satellite images and surveys with informal traders in Mali and Algeria. The authors...

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Author

Bensassi,Sami;

Brockmeyer,Anne;

Pellerin, Matthieu;

Raballand,Gael J. R. F.;
Document Date
2015/03/22
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
101137
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Middle East and North Africa,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/11/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Algeria - Mali trade : the normality of informality
Keywords
informal money transfer system

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

5M-Informal trade in Maghreb -- P148610

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

Theme

FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Social Safety Nets,FY17 - Other Excluded Groups,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Regional Integration,FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance,FY17 - Trade Facilitation,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Social Inclusion,FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform,FY17 - Trade

Sector

FY17 - Trade,FY17 - Public Administration - Industry, Trade and Services

TF No/Name

TF015974-Regional Study on Informal Trade in the Sahel,TF016232-Trade facilitation, abuse of duty suspension regimes and fraud in Tunis

Topics

Counterfeit Goods,Inflation,Trade,Transport,Weapons,

Historic Topics

International Economics and Trade, Law and Development,

Historic SubTopics

Inflation, International Trade and Trade Rules, Social Conflict and Violence, Transport Services,

Unit Owning

T&C GP-MENA - IBRD (GTC05)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

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Bensassi,Sami; Brockmeyer,Anne; Pellerin, Matthieu; Raballand,Gael J. R. F..

Algeria - Mali trade : the normality of informality (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/839641468186541299

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