The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data
Data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys show that indirect costs (related to infrastructure and services) account for a relatively high share of firms' costs in poor African countries and pose a competitive burden on African firms. We estimate firm-level revenue and value-added functions fo...
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okr-10986-56832021-04-23T14:02:23Z The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data Eifert, Benn Gelb, Alan Ramachandran, Vijaya Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope L250 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 Data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys show that indirect costs (related to infrastructure and services) account for a relatively high share of firms' costs in poor African countries and pose a competitive burden on African firms. We estimate firm-level revenue and value-added functions for six industries in 17 developing countries, demonstrating that firm performance is sensitive to the cost of indirect inputs. As indirect inputs are not usually included in estimations of value added, we argue that existing estimates understate the relative performance of African manufacturing firms. 2012-03-30T07:34:01Z 2012-03-30T07:34:01Z 2008 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5683 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Africa |
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Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope L250 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 Eifert, Benn Gelb, Alan Ramachandran, Vijaya The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data |
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Data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys show that indirect costs (related to infrastructure and services) account for a relatively high share of firms' costs in poor African countries and pose a competitive burden on African firms. We estimate firm-level revenue and value-added functions for six industries in 17 developing countries, demonstrating that firm performance is sensitive to the cost of indirect inputs. As indirect inputs are not usually included in estimations of value added, we argue that existing estimates understate the relative performance of African manufacturing firms. |
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Eifert, Benn Gelb, Alan Ramachandran, Vijaya |
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The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data |
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The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data |
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The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data |
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The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data |
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The Cost of Doing Business in Africa : Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data |
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