Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/237101 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IHS Working Paper No. 34
Publisher: 
Institut für Höhere Studien - Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna
Abstract: 
This paper uses a generalized estimating equations approach to investigate the willingness of street hawkers in Accra to exit their trade when offered viable alternatives. We observe a direct relationship between willingness to exit hawking and age. Willingness to exit hawking declines over increasing experience. Hawkers who have encountered arrest are less likely to exit. Also, hawkers who received financial assistance to facilitate their business are less likely to exit. Plus, monthly savings from hawking may indirectly influence a rejection of the offer to start an alternative trade. Finally, the willingness to quit hawking is not significantly influenced by gender, sales revenue, and the road description in the model. The results of the analysis could help improve the success of future intervention programmes.
Subjects: 
street hawking
GEE
logit
willingness to exit
JEL: 
C35
E26
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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