What levels of informality tackle poverty in Africa? Evidence from dynamic panel threshold analysis

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dc.contributor.authorBolarinwa, Segun Thompson
dc.contributor.authorSimatele, Municinga
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-14T18:28:04Z
dc.date.available2025-10-14T18:28:04Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-26
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The paper validates the threshold argument in the informality–poverty nexus. Recent literature and policy have argued the existence of a threshold in the relationship. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts dynamic panel threshold analysis, estimated within the framework of system Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) to control for endogeneity and simultaneity. Data from 40 selected sub-Saharan African countries between 1991 and 2018 are used for the study. Findings – Empirical results confirm the existence of an average threshold of 31% share of informality in GDP. Also, the paper finds that threshold of informality that addresses mild and severe poverty varies between 24.32 and 36.75%.
dc.identifier.citationBolarinwa, S. T., & Simatele, M. (2024). What levels of informality tackle poverty in africa? evidence from dynamic panel threshold analysis. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 15(1), 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-07-2022-0279
dc.identifier.issn2040-0713
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3275
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectInformality
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectThreshold
dc.titleWhat levels of informality tackle poverty in Africa? Evidence from dynamic panel threshold analysis
dc.typeArticle
person.identifier.orcidBolarinwa, Segun Thompson 0000-0002-6024-6569
person.identifier.orcidSimatele, Municinga 0000-0001-9182-2701

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