Nonfarm Microenterprise Performance and the Investment Climate : Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

Nonfarm Microenterprise Performance and the Investment Climate : Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

This paper uses uniquely matched household, enterprise and community survey data from four major regions in rural Ethiopia to characterize the performance, constraints and opportunities of nonfarm enterprises. The nonfarm enterprise sector is sizea...

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Main Authors: Loening, Josef, Rijkers, Bob, Söderbom, Måns
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
ARBITRAGE
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
AVERAGE GROWTH
AVERAGE WAGE
BANK POLICY
BASIC COST
BRIBES
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCKS
CASUAL WORKER
CASUAL WORKERS
COLLATERAL
COMMUNITY SURVEY
COMPETITORS
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMERS
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
COOPERATIVES
COST OF LABOR
CREDIT AVAILABILITY
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
DAILY WAGE
DAILY WAGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
EARNINGS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE GROWTH
ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE
ENTERPRISE SIZE
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPANSION
EXPENDITURE
EXTRA CASH
FARM ENTERPRISE
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL POSITION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FIRM SIZE
FOOD SHORTAGE
FORMAL BANKS
FORMAL CREDIT
GENDER
GENDER BIASES
GENDER GAP
HOLDING
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME EFFECT
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INFORMATION GAP
INITIAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT SPENDING
JOB LOSS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
KNOWLEDGE GAP
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LARGE FIRMS
LENDERS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
LOCAL MARKET
LOW COST
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKETING
MICRO-ENTERPRISES
MICRO-FINANCE
MICROENTERPRISES
OPERATING COST
OPERATING COSTS
OPPORTUNITY COST
PEOPLES
PERMANENT WORKER
PERMANENT WORKERS
POOR ACCESS
POOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROVIDERS OF CREDIT
QUESTIONNAIRE
RETURN
RETURNS
SALE
SALES
SALES GROWTH
SHOP
SHOPS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL ENTERPRISE
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRM
SMALL FIRMS
SOURCE OF INCOME
START-UP
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SUNK COSTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRADE SECTOR
TRADING
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TYPES OF LENDERS
VALUE ADDED
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
WAGE
WAGE RATES
WOMAN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9161814/nonfarm-microenterprise-performance-investment-climate-evidence-rural-ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6506

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9161814/nonfarm-microenterprise-performance-investment-climate-evidence-rural-ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6506

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