Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries (English)

This paper explores the link between jobs, access to Finance, and informality. Using longitudinal firm-level data for countries in the Middle East and North Africa, it documents that jobs creation is positively associated with access to finance. At the same time, the findings show that access to finance is lower for firms that are more exposed to competition from informal firms. As a possible mechanism underlying this result, the paper provides evidence...

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Author

Brancati,Emanuele-000592383;

Di Maio,Michele;

Rahman,Aminur;
Document Date
2022/06/08
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10061
Volume No
1
Country
Middle East and North Africa,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/06/09
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries

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Brancati,Emanuele-000592383; Di Maio,Michele; Rahman,Aminur.

Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10061; Unlocking Sustainable Private Sector Growth in MNA report Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448305102214617

Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries (English)

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