Intergenerational Transmission of Self-Employed Status in the Informal Sector

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dc.creatorPasquier-Doumer, Laure
dc.date2017-06-21T21:05:57Z
dc.date2017-06-21T21:05:57Z
dc.date2011-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:09:07Z
dc.descriptionSocial reproduction is the highest for self-employed as shown by an extensive literature from developed and developing countries. Very few studies however document the reason for this high intergenerational correlation of the self-employed status. The purpose of this paper is to test if the second-generation of self-employed has an advantage related to the first-generation in the African context. It aims at highlighting the debate on firms heterogeneity in the informal sector, by identifying factors of informal business success. In addition, this paper seeks to contribute to understand the intergenerational transmission of inequalities. Using 1-2-3 surveys collected in the commercial capitals of seven West African countries in 2001-2002, this paper shows that the second-generation of informal self-employed does not have better outcomes than the first one, except when they choose a familial tradition in the same sector of activity. Thus, in the African context, having a self-employed father does not provide any advantage in terms of profit or sales and is not sufficient for the transmission of valuable skills. On the other hand, informal entrepreneurs who have chosen a specific enterprise based on familial tradition have a competitive advantage. Their competitive advantage is partly explained by the transmission of enterprise-specific human capital, acquired through experiences in the same type of activity and by the transmission of social capital that guarantees a better clientele and a reputation.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/616601468319738792/Intergenerational-transmission-of-self-employed-status-in-the-informal-sector-a-constrained-choice-or-better-income-prospects-Evidence-from-seven-West-African-countries
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27309
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27309
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415630
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT
dc.subjectACCOUNTS
dc.subjectACCUMULATION RATE
dc.subjectADVANCED ECONOMY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectBANK CREDIT
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ECONOMICS
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subjectBUSINESS RISK
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectCAPITAL COST
dc.subjectCAPITAL INJECTION
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL RETURNS
dc.subjectCAPITAL SHORTAGES
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
dc.subjectCOST OF CAPITAL
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINED FIRMS
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectCREDIT HISTORY
dc.subjectCREDIT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKET
dc.subjectCREDIT RATIONING
dc.subjectDEGREES OF RISK
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATISTICS
dc.subjectENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCESSIVE RISK
dc.subjectEXPECTED UTILITY
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FINANCE
dc.subjectFAMILY FINANCE
dc.subjectFAMILY LOANS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MEANS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFORMAL BANKS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROUP OF FIRMS
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORY
dc.subjectHIGH INTEREST RATES
dc.subjectHOLDING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKET
dc.subjectINSURANCE PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNAL FUNDS
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF RISK
dc.subjectLIQUID WEALTH
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY PREMIUM
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOTTERY
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMARKET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURE
dc.subjectMARKET INTEREST RATE
dc.subjectMICRO DATA
dc.subjectMICRO ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT
dc.subjectMICRO-ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMICROCREDIT
dc.subjectMICROENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMONEY LENDERS
dc.subjectMONEYLENDERS
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPRICE RISK
dc.subjectPRICE UNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectRECEIPTS
dc.subjectREINVESTMENT
dc.subjectRETAINED EARNINGS
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectRISK PREMIUM
dc.subjectRISK-AVERSE INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectSAFE ASSET
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF CREDIT
dc.subjectSOURCES OF FINANCE
dc.subjectSTART-UP
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXIS
dc.subjectTRADE SECTOR
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRY
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMY
dc.subjectTRUST FUND
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleIntergenerational Transmission of Self-Employed Status in the Informal Sector
dc.titleA Constrained Choice or Better Income Prospects? Evidence from Seven West-African Countries
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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