Coagglomeration of Formal and Informal Industry : Evidence from India

Coagglomeration of Formal and Informal Industry : Evidence from India

A large and growing informal sector is a major feature of developing countries. This paper analyzes coagglomeration patterns between formal and informal manufacturing enterprises in India. It studies (a) the causes underlying these patterns and (b) the positive externalities, if any, on the entry of...

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Main Author: Mukim, Megha
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington DC 2013
Subjects:
Urban development
business environment
Competitive Advantage
competitive advantageinformal sector
Development Economics
direct sales
economic review
Economic Review
employment share
entrepreneurial activity
entrepreneurs
entrepreneurship
firm entry
firm size
fixed effects
foreign investors
formal sector
formal sector employment
formal sectors
industry concentration
informal sector
informal activity
informal enterprises
informal firms
informal sector employment
Informal activity
informal firm
informal sector activity
informal sectors
labor market
labor markets
local business
manufacturing enterprises
market access
medium enterprises
policy research
political economy
Political Economy
public goods
public sector
scale enterprises
small and medium enterprises
Small enterprises
small firms
SME
social security
trade liberalization
transition economies
village industries
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16241

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