International trade and informality

dc.contributor	Graduate Program in Economics.
dc.contributor.advisor	Elgin, Ceyhun.
dc.contributor.author	Demirci, Özge.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-16T12:00:05Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-16T12:00:05Z
dc.date.issued	2016.
dc.identifier.other	EC 2016 D46
dc.identifier.uri	http://digitalarchive.boun.edu.tr/handle/123456789/16282
dc.description.abstract	In this thesis, we empirically and theoretically investigate whether the presence of an informal sector contributes positively to exports of an economy. Using annual bilateral trade data of 161 economies over the period from 1960 to 2009, we run several estimations and find that a relatively larger informal sector in the exporting economy is associated with a higher amount of exports to the importing country. In line with this empirical result, we also construct a Melitz-type model of trade incorporating informal sector to examine different channels through which informality might affect trade. The model also sheds light on several policy changes with respect to the informal sector as well as international trade.
dc.format.extent	30 cm.
dc.publisher	Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016.
dc.subject.lcsh	Informal sector (Economics)
dc.title	International trade and informality
dc.format.pages	viii, 29 leaves ;