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...
Main Authors: | Eifert, Benn, Gelb, Alan, Ramachandran, Vijaya |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5683 |
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