Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Firm-Level Data

Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Firm-Level Data

The authors investigate the relationship between the productivity of African manufacturing firms and their access to services inputs. They use data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for over 1,000 firms in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries to calculate the total factor productivity of firms. The...

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Main Authors: Arnold, Jens Matthias, Mattoo, Aaditya, Narciso, Gaia
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BANK LENDING
BOOK VALUE
COMMUNICATION COSTS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
FACTOR PRODUCTIVITIES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
HUMAN CAPITAL
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY
LINES
LOW INTEREST RATE
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION INPUTS
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
PRODUCTIVITY
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTORS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VALUATION
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9285

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