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Articles on Informal trade

June 10, 2021

A portal designed specially for informal businesses could be a game-changer

Justine Olawande Daramola, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

It’s time African governments supported the development of online platforms designed to support local people in the informal sector.

September 20, 2020

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne; Ellis Adjei Adams, University of Notre Dame, and Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, University of Southern Queensland

If we learn from COVID-19, there are three key areas to tackle to make cities safer from outbreaks of future infectious diseases.

October 15, 2018

Mike Rogan, Rhodes University

South Africa needs to rethink the role of the informal economy as it mulls over ideas to beat joblessness.

September 24, 2018

Joachim Jarreau, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL; Cristina Mitaritonna, CEPII, and Sami Bensassi, University of Birmingham

Informal trade between African countries is greatly underestimated. A study of patterns across Benin’s borders helps fill the knowledge gap.

Mike Rogan
Associate Professor, Rhodes University
Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie
Research fellow, University of Southern Queensland
Joachim Jarreau
Maître de conférence en économie, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
Sami Bensassi
Senior lecturer, University of Birmingham
Cristina Mitaritonna
Senior trade economist, CEPII
Justine Olawande Daramola
Prof, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah
Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
Ellis Adjei Adams
Assistant professor, University of Notre Dame