@techreport{0c3c79abb3e048668584235bcd69a737,
title = "Covid-19, lockdowns, and africa{\textquoteright}s informal sector: Lessons from ghana",
abstract = "Using unique survey data on informal enterprises, we draw inferences about the potential effects of COVID-19 on informal enterprises in Ghana, beyond the anecdotes which currently dominate the discourse. We draw important lessons on how the lockdown may affect the performance of female- and male-owned informal enterprises in two urban areas of Ghana; Accra and Tema. The following results emerge from the multivariate",
keywords = "COVID-19, Pandemic, Gender, Informal enterprises, Business performance, Urban areas, sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana",
author = "Avenyo, \{Elvis K.\} and Francois, \{John Nana\} and Zinyemba, \{Tatenda P.\}",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "18",
language = "English",
series = "UNU-MERIT Working Papers",
publisher = "UNU-MERIT",
number = "028",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "UNU-MERIT",
}