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