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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. |
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