| Titre : | The Determinants of the Informal Economy in Algeria: An Econometric Study |
| Auteurs : | BENNIHI Aymen Salah, Auteur ; Bouriche Lahcene, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | University of Saida– Dr. Moulay Tahar Faculty Of Economic Sciences, Management and Commerce Sciences, 2021-2022 |
| Format : | 164p / 27cm |
| Accompagnement : | CD |
| Langues: | Arabe |
| Catégories : |
SEG-D / أطروحة دكتوراه الطور الثالث كلية العلوم الإقتصادية والتجارية وعلوم التسيير |
| Mots-clés: | informal economy ; multiple indicators multiple causes approach ; currency demand approach ; ARDL ; Granger causality |
| Résumé : |
This study aims first to investigate the main determinants and sources of informality in Algeria, second to
estimate the size and evolution of the informal economy (IE) from 1980 to 2017, third to analyse the interaction between the informal and formal economy over the same period. For the first two purposes, the study employs two macroeconomic approaches the Currency Demand Approach (CDA) and Multiple Causes Multiple Indicators (MIMIC) approach, and for the fourth purpose, a growth model and the Granger causality test are employed to explore the direction of causality between these two economies. The study revealed several significant results. First, according to the MIMIC results, the tax burden is the most crucial determinant, followed by the size of the agriculture sector, quality of institutions, and GDP per capita. Second, the scope of Algeria's informal economy using CDA and MIMIC approaches is 21% and 33.5% of the official GDP, respectively, and it has been growing in scope over the former 15 years. Furthermore, interaction analyses between the two economies revealed that the IE positively influences the official economy in the short run, while in the long run, this influence is reversed. Moreover, unidirectional Granger causality from GDP to IE is observed. As for policy implications, the Algerian government must review its tax policies, generalize electronic transactions in economic activities, reduce corruption in the public administrations, and re-examine policies performed to stimulate the agricultural sector, which half of their influence is consumed by the IE |
| Note de contenu : |
Acknowledgements
Abstract List of tables. List of figures list of abbreviations. General Introduction i. Problem statement. ii. Research objective.. iii. Hypothesis of the research iv. Significance of the research v. Research objective.. vi. Organization of the research. Chapter one: State of the art. 1.1. Historical background 1.2. Notations of the informal economy. 1.3. Definition of the Informal Economy. 1.4. Theories explaining the informal economy. 1.4.1. The dualist theory: 1.4.2. The structuralist theory: 1.4.3. The legalist theory. 1.4.4. The voluntarist theory 1.5. Econometric modelling of the informal economy... 1.6. The existing approaches to estimate the informal economy....... 1.6.1. Direct approach 1.6.2. Indirect approach Physical input approach (electricity consumption) 1.6.3. Model approach. 1.7. The interaction between the informal and formal economy. Chapter two: Literature review. 2.1. The existing literature on IE determinants and indicators 2.1.1. Using micro-approach 2.1.2. Using macro-approach. 2.1.3. Model approach. 2.2. Discussion on the revealed determinants and indicators of IE. 2.2.1. Determinants and indicators revealed by the Indirect approach. 2.2.2. Determinants and indicators revealed by the Indirect approach. 2.2.3. Determinants and indicators revealed by the model approach. 2.3. The existing literature on IE in Algeria and their limitations. In summary..... 3. Chapter three: determinants and size of the IE in Algeria. 3.1. Currency Demand Approach (CDA). 3.1.1. Theoretical model and Data. 3.1.2. Method. 3.1.3. Results 3.2. Multiple causes multiple indicators approach (MIMIC). 3.2.1. Theoretical model and Data. 3.2.2. Method. 3.2.3. Results 3.3. Discussion 3.4. Interrelation among official and informal economy. 3.4.1. Econometrical influence of the official economy on the IE 3.4.2. Granger causality test findings General Conclusion. References Appendix |
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