Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania

Tanzania's rapid labor productivity growth has been accompanied by a proliferation of small, largely informal firms. Using Tanzania's first nationally representative survey of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)—this paper explores the nature of these businesses. It finds th...

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Main Authors:	Diao, Xinshen, Kweka, Josaphat, McMillan, Margaret, Qureshi, Zara
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2021
Subjects:	MSME MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMALITY KERNAL DENSITIES
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36148

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spelling	okr-10986-361482021-08-18T05:10:31Z Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania Diao, Xinshen Kweka, Josaphat McMillan, Margaret Qureshi, Zara MSME MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMALITY KERNAL DENSITIES Tanzania's rapid labor productivity growth has been accompanied by a proliferation of small, largely informal firms. Using Tanzania's first nationally representative survey of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)—this paper explores the nature of these businesses. It finds that these firms are located in both rural and urban areas and that they operate primarily in trade services and manufacturing. Roughly half of all business owners say they would not leave their job for a full-time salaried position. Fifteen percent of these small businesses contribute significantly to economy-wide labor productivity. The most important policy implication of the evidence presented in this paper is that if the goal is to grow MSMEs with the potential to contribute to productive employment, policies must be targeted at the most promising firms. 2021-08-17T15:20:16Z 2021-08-17T15:20:16Z 2020-02 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36148 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Tanzania
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topic	MSME MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMALITY KERNAL DENSITIES
spellingShingle	MSME MICROENTERPRISE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMALITY KERNAL DENSITIES Diao, Xinshen Kweka, Josaphat McMillan, Margaret Qureshi, Zara Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
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description	Tanzania's rapid labor productivity growth has been accompanied by a proliferation of small, largely informal firms. Using Tanzania's first nationally representative survey of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)—this paper explores the nature of these businesses. It finds that these firms are located in both rural and urban areas and that they operate primarily in trade services and manufacturing. Roughly half of all business owners say they would not leave their job for a full-time salaried position. Fifteen percent of these small businesses contribute significantly to economy-wide labor productivity. The most important policy implication of the evidence presented in this paper is that if the goal is to grow MSMEs with the potential to contribute to productive employment, policies must be targeted at the most promising firms.
format	Journal Article
author	Diao, Xinshen Kweka, Josaphat McMillan, Margaret Qureshi, Zara
author_facet	Diao, Xinshen Kweka, Josaphat McMillan, Margaret Qureshi, Zara
author_sort	Diao, Xinshen
title	Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
title_short	Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
title_full	Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
title_fullStr	Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed	Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania
title_sort	economic transformation in africa from the bottom up : new evidence from tanzania
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2021
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Economic Transformation in Africa from the Bottom Up : New Evidence from Tanzania

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