The spatial configuration of domestic supply chains plays a crucial role in the transmission of shocks. This paper investigates the representativeness of formal firm-to-firm trade data in capturing overall domestic trade patterns in Kenya — a context with a high prevalence of informal economic activity. It first documents a series of stylized facts and shows that informal economic activity is not randomly distributed across space and sectors, with...
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2024/09/30
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10932
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2024/09/30
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Spatial Inequality and Informality in Kenya’s Firm Network
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Verena Christina Wiedemann; Kirui,Benard K.; Khandelwal,Vatsal; Chacha,Peter W..
Spatial Inequality and Informality in Kenya’s Firm Network (English). Policy Research working paper;PROSPERITY Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099158309302418763