Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries

This paper explores the link between jobs, access to Finance, and informality. Using longitudinal firm-level data for countries in the Middle East and North Africa, it documents that jobs creation is positively associated with access to finance. At...

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Main Authors:	Brancati, Emanuele, Di Maio, Michele, Rahman, Aminur
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT INFORMAL COMPETITION ACCESS TO FINANCE BARRIERS TO FINANCE INFORMALITY FIRM-LEVEL DATA FOR COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA JOB CREATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448305102214617/IDU0204b4d560c92004724082180c5bb43f94d6b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37529

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spelling	okr-10986-375292022-06-11T05:10:35Z Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries Brancati, Emanuele Di Maio, Michele Rahman, Aminur EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT INFORMAL COMPETITION ACCESS TO FINANCE BARRIERS TO FINANCE INFORMALITY FIRM-LEVEL DATA FOR COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA JOB CREATION This paper explores the link between jobs, access to Finance, and informality. Using longitudinal firm-level data for countries in the Middle East and North Africa, it documents that jobs creation is positively associated with access to finance. At the same time, the findings show that access to finance is lower for firms that are more exposed to competition from informal firms. As a possible mechanism underlying this result, the paper provides evidence that firms that suffer informal competition have worse expectations on future sales growth, which in turn are associated with fewer loan applications. 2022-06-10T21:12:18Z 2022-06-10T21:12:18Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448305102214617/IDU0204b4d560c92004724082180c5bb43f94d6b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37529 English Policy Research Working Papers;10061 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa
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topic	EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT INFORMAL COMPETITION ACCESS TO FINANCE BARRIERS TO FINANCE INFORMALITY FIRM-LEVEL DATA FOR COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA JOB CREATION
spellingShingle	EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT INFORMAL COMPETITION ACCESS TO FINANCE BARRIERS TO FINANCE INFORMALITY FIRM-LEVEL DATA FOR COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA JOB CREATION Brancati, Emanuele Di Maio, Michele Rahman, Aminur Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries
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description	This paper explores the link between jobs, access to Finance, and informality. Using longitudinal firm-level data for countries in the Middle East and North Africa, it documents that jobs creation is positively associated with access to finance. At the same time, the findings show that access to finance is lower for firms that are more exposed to competition from informal firms. As a possible mechanism underlying this result, the paper provides evidence that firms that suffer informal competition have worse expectations on future sales growth, which in turn are associated with fewer loan applications.
format	Working Paper
author	Brancati, Emanuele Di Maio, Michele Rahman, Aminur
author_facet	Brancati, Emanuele Di Maio, Michele Rahman, Aminur
author_sort	Brancati, Emanuele
title	Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries
title_short	Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries
title_full	Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries
title_fullStr	Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries
title_sort	jobs, access to credit, and informality in mena countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099448305102214617/IDU0204b4d560c92004724082180c5bb43f94d6b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37529
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Jobs, Access to Credit, and Informality in MENA Countries

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