全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP17195 Spatial Inequality, Poverty and Informality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

G2TT

来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP17195
	DP17195 Spatial Inequality, Poverty and Informality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	Douglas Amuli Ibale; Frédéric Docquier; Zainab Iftikhar
发表日期	2022-04-15
出版年	2022
语种	英语
摘要	We build a two-sector model with labor market frictions to explain income disparities between provinces, sectors (formal vs. informal), and skill groups (skilled vs. unskilled) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We then parameterize the model to match observed income and employment data. We conduct a set of counterfactual “policy” experiments, to analyze the role of technologies, human capital, infrastructure, and labor market frictions in explaining spatial and within-province inequalities. We highlight strong "O-ring'' inequality patterns, implying that successful development policies involve a combination of coordinated policy actions. While spatial inequalities are mostly determined by technological disparities, a development policy that disregards the informal sector has anti-redistributive effects. Taken in isolation, policies targeting education, infrastructure, and labor market frictions can increase inequality and poverty, at least along the intensive margin.
主题	Development Economics ; Macroeconomics and Growth
关键词	Informality Inequality Labor market frictions O-ring theory of development
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp17195-1
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/546223
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Douglas Amuli Ibale,Frédéric Docquier,Zainab Iftikhar. DP17195 Spatial Inequality, Poverty and Informality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2022.