Imported Intermediates, Absorptive Capacity and Productivity: Evidence from Ghanaian Manufacturing Firms

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Imported Intermediates, Absorptive Capacity and Productivity: Evidence from Ghanaian Manufacturing Firms

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd This paper analyses whether the use of imported intermediates improves productivity using firm-level panel data of manufacturing firms in Ghana covering the period between 1991 and 2002. This includes examining the importance of absorptive capacity (ABC) in enhanci...

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Main Authors:	Okafor, L., Bhattacharya, M., Bloch, Harry
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56282

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