The relationship between firms that start operating as unregistered and firms’ innovation: the moderating effect of access to finance
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
Other versions of this item:
- Sam Njinyah & Simplice A. Asongu, 2022. "The relationship between firms that start operating as unregistered and firms’ innovation: the moderating effect of access to finance," Working Papers 22/099, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
References listed on IDEAS
- Distinguin, Isabelle & Rugemintwari, Clovis & Tacneng, Ruth, 2016. "Can Informal Firms Hurt Registered SMEs’ Access to Credit?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 18-40.
- Vanessa S. Tchamyou & Simplice A. Asongu, 2017.
"Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa,"
Journal of African Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 24-49, January.
- Vanessa Tchamyou & Simplice Asongu, 2016. "Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 16/023, African Governance and Development Institute..
- Vanessa S. Tchamyou & Simplice A. Asongu, 2016. "Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa," Research Africa Network Working Papers 16/023, Research Africa Network (RAN).
- Tchamyou, Vanessa & Asongu, Simplice, 2016. "Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa," MPRA Paper 74652, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014.
"Financial constraints and firm dynamics,"
Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 42(1), pages 99-116, January.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2006. "Financial Fragility and Growth Dynamics of Italian Business Firms," LEM Papers Series 2006/07, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2010. "Financial Constraints and Firm Dynamics," Discussion Papers 2010/99, Dipartimento di Economia e Management (DEM), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
- Mike W Peng & Denis Y L Wang & Yi Jiang, 2008. "An institution-based view of international business strategy: a focus on emerging economies," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 39(5), pages 920-936, July.
- Rafael La Porta & Andrei Shleifer, 2014.
"Informality and Development,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 28(3), pages 109-126, Summer.
- Rafael LaPorta & Andrei Shleifer, "undated". "Informality and Development," Working Paper 171301, Harvard University OpenScholar.
- Rafael La Porta & Andrei Shleifer, 2014. "Informality and Development," NBER Working Papers 20205, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- LaPorta, Rafael & Shleifer, Andrei, 2014. "Informality and Development," Scholarly Articles 12343780, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Nancy Benjamin & Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, 2014. "Informality, Growth, and Development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-052, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Grimm, Michael & Knorringa, Peter & Lay, Jann, 2012.
"Constrained Gazelles: High Potentials in West Africa’s Informal Economy,"
World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(7), pages 1352-1368.
- Grimm, Michael & Knorringa, Peter & Lay, Jann, 2012. "Constrained gazelles : high potentials in West Africa's informal economy," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 77926, The World Bank.
- Grimm, M. & Knorringa, P. & Lay, J., 2012. "Constrained gazelles. High potentials in West Africa’s informal economy," ISS Working Papers - General Series 537, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
- Ramadani, Veland & Hisrich, Robert D. & Abazi-Alili, Hyrije & Dana, Léo-Paul & Panthi, Laxman & Abazi-Bexheti, Lejla, 2019. "Product innovation and firm performance in transition economies: A multi-stage estimation approach," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 140(C), pages 271-280.
- Emmanuelle Lavallée & François Roubaud, 2019.
"Corruption in the Informal Sector: Evidence from West Africa,"
Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(6), pages 1067-1080, June.
- Emmanuelle Lavallée & François Roubaud, 2018. "Corruption in the Informal Sector: Evidence from West Africa," Post-Print hal-01731425, HAL.
- Emmanuelle Lavallée & François Roubaud, 2023. "Corruption in the informal sector: evidence from West Africa," Working Papers hal-04233040, HAL.
- Emmanuelle Lavallée & François Roubaud, 2018. "Corruption in the informal sector: evidence from West Africa," Working Papers DT/2018/07, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
- Gerard George & Anita M. McGahan & Jaideep Prabhu, 2012. "Innovation for Inclusive Growth: Towards a Theoretical Framework and a Research Agenda," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 49(4), pages 661-683, June.
- Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano & Miguel-Ángel Galindo-Martín, 2012. "Government policies to support entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(9-10), pages 861-864, December.
- Vanessa S. Tchamyou, 2019.
"The Role of Information Sharing in Modulating the Effect of Financial Access on Inequality,"
Journal of African Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(3), pages 317-338, July.
- Vanessa S. Tchamyou, 2018. "The role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on inequality," AFEA Working Papers 18/050, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA).
- Vanessa S. Tchamyou, 2018. "The role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on inequality," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 18/027, African Governance and Development Institute..
- Vanessa S. Tchamyou, 2018. "The role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on inequality," Research Africa Network Working Papers 18/027, Research Africa Network (RAN).
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014.
"Financial constraints and firm dynamics,"
Small Business Economics,
Springer, vol. 42(1), pages 99-116, January.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2010. "Financial Constraints and Firm Dynamics," Discussion Papers 2010/99, Dipartimento di Economia e Management (DEM), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014. "Financial constraints and firm dynamics," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-01175975, HAL.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014. "Financial constraints and firm Dynamics," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00976545, HAL.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014.
"Financial constraints and firm dynamics,"
Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 42(1), pages 99-116, January.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2010. "Financial Constraints and Firm Dynamics," Discussion Papers 2010/99, Dipartimento di Economia e Management (DEM), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014. "Financial constraints and firm Dynamics," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-00976545, HAL.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014. "Financial constraints and firm Dynamics," Post-Print hal-00976545, HAL.
- Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi & Federico Tamagni, 2014. "Financial constraints and firm Dynamics," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00976545, HAL.
- McKenzie, David & Seynabou Sakho, Yaye, 2010.
"Does it pay firms to register for taxes? The impact of formality on firm profitability,"
Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(1), pages 15-24, January.
- McKenzie, David & Sakho, Yaye Seynabou, 2007. "Does it pay firms to register for taxes ? the impact of formality on firm profitability," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4449, The World Bank.
- McKenzie, David & Sakho, Yaye Seynabou, 2007. "Does It Pay Firms to Register for Taxes? The Impact of Formality on Firm Profitability," IZA Discussion Papers 3179, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Erkko Autio & Kun Fu, 2015. "Economic and political institutions and entry into formal and informal entrepreneurship," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 67-94, March.
- Nancy C. Benjamin & Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, 2012. "The Informal Sector, Productivity, and Enforcement in W est A frica: A Firm-level Analysis," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 16(4), pages 664-680, November.
- Mendi, Pedro & Costamagna, Rodrigo, 2017. "Managing innovation under competitive pressure from informal producers," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 192-202.
- Ayyagari, Meghana & Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli & Maksimovic, Vojislav, 2011. "Firm Innovation in Emerging Markets: The Role of Finance, Governance, and Competition," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(6), pages 1545-1580, December.
- Colin C. Williams & Sara Nadin, 2012. "Tackling the hidden enterprise culture: Government policies to support the formalization of informal entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(9-10), pages 895-915, December.
- repec:cup:jfinqa:v:46:y:2011:i:06:p:1545-1580_00 is not listed on IDEAS
- Thai, Mai Thi Thanh & Turkina, Ekaterina, 2014. "Macro-level determinants of formal entrepreneurship versus informal entrepreneurship," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 490-510.
- Friederike Welter & David Smallbone & Anna Pobol, 2015. "Entrepreneurial activity in the informal economy: a missing piece of the entrepreneurship jigsaw puzzle," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(5-6), pages 292-306, June.
- Benjamin, Nancy & Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly, 2014. "Informality, growth, and development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series 052, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Brian T. McCann & Mona Bahl, 2017. "The influence of competition from informal firms on new product development," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(7), pages 1518-1535, July.
- Mendi, Pedro & Mudida, Robert, 2018. "The effect on innovation of beginning informal: Empirical evidence from Kenya," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 326-335.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Sam Z. Njinyah & Simplice A. Asongu, 2023.
"Unregistered Firms, Financial Access and Innovation,"
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 32(2), pages 307-346, July.
- Sam Z. Njinyah & Simplice A. Asongu, 2023. "Unregistered Firms, Financial Access and Innovation," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 23/037, African Governance and Development Institute..
- Sam Z. Njinyah & Simplice A. Asongu, 2023. "Unregistered Firms, Financial Access and Innovation," Working Papers 23/037, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
- Colin C. Williams & Alvaro Martinez–Perez & Abbi M. Kedir, 2017. "Informal Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies: The Impacts of Starting up Unregistered on firm Performance," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 41(5), pages 773-799, September.
- Colin C. Williams, 2023. "A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 18668.
- Sam Njinyah & Simplice A. Asongu & Sally Jones, 2022.
"The role of mobile money adoption in moderating the influence of access to finance in firm performance,"
Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute.
22/075, African Governance and Development Institute..
- Sam Njinyah & Simplice A. Asongu & Sally Jones, 2022. "The role of mobile money adoption in moderating the influence of access to finance in firm performance," Working Papers 22/075, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
- Colin C. Williams & Abbi M. Kedir, 2017.
"Starting-up unregistered and firm performance in Turkey,"
International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 13(3), pages 797-817, September.
- Colin C. Williams & Abbi M. Kedir, 0. "Starting-up unregistered and firm performance in Turkey," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-21.
- Assefa, Dawit Z. & Liao, Ching T. & Misganaw, Bisrat A., 2022. "Unpacking the negative impact of initial informality on innovation: The mediating roles of investments in R&D and employee training," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
- Sana Ullah & Colin C. Williams & Babur Wasim Arif, 2019. "The Impacts Of Informality On Enterprise Innovation, Survival And Performance: Some Evidence From Pakistan," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(03), pages 1-19, September.
- Colin C Williams & Abbi M. Kedir, 2016. "Business Registration And Firm Performance: Some Lessons From India," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 21(03), pages 1-19, September.
- Fu, Xiaolan & Mohnen, Pierre & Zanello, Giacomo, 2018. "Innovation and productivity in formal and informal firms in Ghana," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 315-325.
- Francesco Aiello & Graziella Bonanno & Stefania P. S. Rossi, 2020. "How firms finance innovation. Further empirics from European SMEs," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 71(4), pages 689-714, November.
- Mendi, Pedro & Mudida, Robert, 2018. "The effect on innovation of beginning informal: Empirical evidence from Kenya," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 326-335.
- Abbas, Sadia & Adapa, Sujana & Sheridan, Alison & Azeem, Muhammad Masood, 2022. "Informal competition and firm level innovation in South Asia: The moderating role of innovation time off and R&D intensity," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 181(C).
- Colin C. Williams & Abbi Kedir, 2018. "Explaining Cross-National Variations In The Prevalence Of Informal Sector Entrepreneurship: Lessons From A Survey Of 142 Countries," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(01), pages 1-22, March.
- Wei, Shihao & Su, Zhongfeng & Ahlstrom, David & Wu, Zhan, 2023. "State fragility and informal entrepreneurship: The moderating effects of human capital under varying temporal orientations," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 29(1).
- Mohammad Amin & Cedric Okou, 2020. "Casting a shadow: Productivity of formal firms and informality," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(4), pages 1610-1630, November.
- Colin C. Williams & Abbi M. Kedir, 2019. "Explaining cross-country variations in the prevalence of informal sector competitors: lessons from the World Bank Enterprise Survey," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 677-696, September.
- Cavotta, Valeria & Dalpiaz, Elena, 2022. "Good apples in spoiled barrels: A temporal model of firm formalization in a field characterized by widespread informality," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 37(2).
- Colin C. Williams & Abbi M. Kedir, 2017. "Evaluating The Impacts Of Starting Up Unregistered On Firm Performance In Africa," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(03), pages 1-20, September.
- Ullah, Barkat, 2020. "Financial constraints, corruption, and SME growth in transition economies," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 120-132.
- Eunice Maria M. N. Dos Santos & João J. Ferreira, 2017. "Analyzing Informal Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric Survey," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(04), pages 1-20, December.
More about this item
Keywords
Informality/unregistered firms; Innovation; Institutions; and Eastern European and South East Asia;All these keywords.
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENT-2023-01-09 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-FDG-2023-01-09 (Financial Development and Growth)
- NEP-IUE-2023-01-09 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-SBM-2023-01-09 (Small Business Management)
- NEP-SEA-2023-01-09 (South East Asia)
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:agd:wpaper:22/099. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Asongu Simplice (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/agdiycm.html .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.