PMMA-12488 Mobilité interne et entrepreneuriat des jeunes en République démocratique du Congo

Abstract

This paper highlights the relationship between the mobility of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and their involvement in entrepreneurship. Despite the destruction of transport infrastructure during the long period of war, the DRC is characterized by high internal mobility that exceeds 20%, particularly among the people whose age ranges between 15 and 30 years. Attracted by opportunities in some regions of the country, these migrants are likely to be oriented towards entrepreneurial activities in their new locations. Using data from the 1-2-3 survey, conducted in 2005 by the National Institute of Statistics of the Congo (INS) in collaboration with the Economic and Statistical Observatory of Sub-Saharan Africa (AFRISTAT), this paper draws the profile of young internal migrants and highlights the determinants of the decision to migrate. It identifies preferred geographical destination of migrants, and establishes the link between the characteristics of young migrants and their commitment to entrepreneurial activity.

Members

Project leader: ALAIN KIKANDI KIUMA

Project researchers: C. Kamala Kaghoma | Joelle MUKENYI | Allegra Kabamba Mbuyi

Scientific mentors: Abdelkrim Araar

Journal publication

Authors	Co-Authors	Title of paper	Title of Economic Review	Bibliographic references
Alain Kikandi Kiuma	Abdelkrim Araar, Christian Kamala Kaghoma	<p>Internal migration and youth entrepreneurship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo</p>	Review of Development Economics	Special issue (PEP) Published online (June 2020)

Working Papers

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Mobilité interne et entreprenariat des jeunes en Republique démocratique du Congo	2015-02-25	3095.49KB	0	0
	Internal mobility and youth entrepreneurship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015-02-25	2777.78KB	0	0

Policy Briefs

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
	Migration interne et entreprenariat des jeunes en RÃ©publique dÃ©mocratique du Congo	2015-12-31	767.85KB	0	0

Final report

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
		2014-12-01	1027.46KB	0	0

Proposal

	Title	Modified	Size	Comments	Recommendations
		2013-06-06	72.16KB	2	1