L’entrepreneuriat Dans Le Secteur [In]Formel Au Sud-Kivu, en R.D.Congo

Résumé

Since the crises of 1970 and 1980, there has been a remarkable growth in the creation of enterprises in both formal and informal economies. This study attempts to highlight the determinants of the probability of entering the formal sector through an econometric analysis. The data used are based on surveys of 210 SMEs in the in[formal] sector in the city of Bukavu in DR Congo. We find that the probability of entering the formal sector is explained by the entrepreneur’s characteristics (gender and occupied status of employee) and the firm’s characteristics (capital, turnover, and the size of the workforce]. The capital of the company remains the most important constraint that entrepreneurs face to undertake in the formal sector.