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SUMMARY:phd seminar - Laura Contreras Portela*\, Aisha Bashir Mohamed Salih
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DESCRIPTION:*I examine the effects of industrial place-based policies in th
 e presence of domestic distortions that contribute to informality\, a wides
 pread phenomenon in developing countries. I develop a quantitative spatial 
 model in which the informal sector arises due to burdensome taxes and regul
 ations that are imperfectly enforced by the government. As a result\, small
 er\, less productive firms face fewer distortions than larger\, more produc
 tive ones\, leading to substantial misallocation. My model incorporates mul
 tiple channels through which place-based policies influence informality\, g
 enerating opposing forces in their overall impact. I demonstrate that tax r
 eductions in specific locations trigger a reallocation of resources from in
 itially less distorted to more distorted firms in these areas\, thereby inc
 reasing informality. My reduced-form analysis confirms that place-based pol
 icies can have positive effects on the informal sector. I aim to quantify t
 he aggregate welfare implications and conduct counterfactual analyses to as
 sess the efficiency of the zones’ spatial allocation.**This paper explore
 s the role of labor exchange networks and arrangements in rural agrarian ec
 onomies\, with a focus on how they respond to weather shocks and market int
 egration. It examines the persistence of these arrangements and the interac
 tion between labor exchange and the spot labor market in the context of liq
 uidity constraints\, with implications for welfare and productivity.\\n\\nC
 ontact: Philippine Escudié: philippine.escudie[at]univ-amu.frLucie Giorgi
 : lucie.giorgi[at]univ-amu.frKla Kouadio: kla.kouadio[at]univ-amu.frLola So
 ubeyrand: lola.soubeyrand[at]univ-amu.fr\n\nPlus d'informations: https://a
 mse-aixmarseille.fr/en/events/laura-contreras-portela-aisha-bashir-mohamed-
 salih-0
LOCATION:Îlot Bernard du Bois - Amphithéâtre\, AMU - AMSE\, 5-9 boulevar
 d Maurice Bourdet\, 13001 Marseille
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CONTACT:Philippine Escudié:&nbsp\;philippine.escudie[at]univ-amu.frLucie G
 iorgi: lucie.giorgi[at]univ-amu.frKla Kouadio: kla.kouadio[at]univ-amu.frLo
 la Soubeyrand:&nbsp\;lola.soubeyrand[at]univ-amu.fr
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