• xmlui.mirage2.page-structure.header.title
    • français
    • English
  • Help
  • Login
  • Language 
    • Français
    • English
View Item 
  •   BIRD Home
  • LEDa (UMR CNRS 8007, UMR IRD 260)
  • LEDa : Publications
  • View Item
  •   BIRD Home
  • LEDa (UMR CNRS 8007, UMR IRD 260)
  • LEDa : Publications
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

BIRDResearch centres & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesTypeThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesType

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors
Thumbnail

Informal Sector Dynamics in Times of Fragile Growth: the Case of Madagascar

Grimm, Michael; Lann, Jay; Roubaud, François; Vaillant, Julia (2014), Informal Sector Dynamics in Times of Fragile Growth: the Case of Madagascar, European Journal of Development Research, 26, 4, p. 437-455. 10.1057/ejdr.2014.29

View/Open
2011-10.pdf (309.4Kb)
Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2014
Journal name
European Journal of Development Research
Volume
26
Number
4
Publisher
Frank Cass
Pages
437-455
Publication identifier
10.1057/ejdr.2014.29
Metadata
Show full item record
Author(s)
Grimm, Michael
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lann, Jay
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Roubaud, François
Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
Vaillant, Julia
Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
Abstract (EN)
This article examines the dynamics of the informal sector in Madagascar during the 1995-2004 period, which was characterized by sustained growth that ended due to a major political crisis. As conventionally assumed by simple dualistic models, the informal sector indeed fulfils a labor-absorbing function in times of crisis. However, informal business creation was also a major trend both during macroeconomic growth and during crisis and recovery. Growth in the informal sector was mostly extensive, with little job creation or capital accumulation. Although such a situation would be consistent with the existence of poverty traps, estimated marginal returns to capital are decreasing, which tends to reject this hypothesis.
Subjects / Keywords
Madagascar; micro-entreprises; Firm growth; croissance des firmes; Capital returns; informal sector; rendement du capital; secteur informel; Microenterprise
JEL
O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
L26 - Entrepreneurship
D20 - General

Related items

Showing items related by title and author.

  • Thumbnail
    Imbricated dynamics in times of fragile growth : individuals, families and household businesses in Madagascar, 1995-2005 
    Vaillant, Julia (2012-12) Thèse
  • Thumbnail
    Dynamics of the informal sector in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City 2007-2009 : main findings of the Household Business & Informal sector survey (HB&IS) 
    Thị Thu Huyền, Nguyen; Hữu Chí, Nguyen; Ba Hien, Dinh; Ngọc Minh Nhung, Dao; Roubaud, François; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Demenet, Axel (2010) Document de travail / Working paper
  • Thumbnail
    Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar 
    Nordman, Christophe Jalil; Vaillant, Julia (2013) Document de travail / Working paper
  • Thumbnail
    Micro analysis of formal-informal nexus in Madagascar: job transitions and earnings dynamics 
    Nordman, Christophe Jalil; Rakotomanana, Faly; Roubaud, François (2015) Chapitre d'ouvrage
  • Thumbnail
    Evolution of the informal and household business sectors in Vietnam in a time of growth and trade liberalization 
    Pasquier-Doumer, Laure; Pham Minh, Thai (2017) Chapitre d'ouvrage
Dauphine PSL Bibliothèque logo
Place du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny 75775 Paris Cedex 16
Phone: 01 44 05 40 94
Contact
Dauphine PSL logoEQUIS logoCreative Commons logo