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Ethnic networks and access to credit : evidence from the manufacturing sector in Kenya (英语)
It is often anecdotally observed that networks can facilitate exchange, but there are few empirical studies that explore the significance of such networks. In this paper the authors analyze the impact...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56883 文件日期: 2001年12月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Biggs,Tyler S.,Raturi,Mayank,Srivastava,Pradeep
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The cost of electricity in Nigeria : analysis from RPED survey data (英语)
Nigerian firms complain about increasing competition from imported goods and commonly place much of the blame on the high cost of manufacture. They report that their most serious business problem is the...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56890 文件日期: 2001年9月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Tyler,Gerald D.
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The manufacturing sector in sub-Saharan Africa : an analysis based on firm surveys in seven countries (英语)
The economies of sub-Saharan Africa have gone through major changes over the last three decades. The Regional Program on Enterprise Development (RPED) survey of the manufacturing sector in the first half...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56891 文件日期: 2001年9月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Mazumdar,Dipak,Mazaheri,Ata
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Foreign ownership and firm performance in Africa : evidence from Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Kenya (英语)
This paper examines the effect of foreign ownership on value added of firms in sub-Saharan Africa, using firm-level data from the Regional Program on Enterprise Development at the World Bank. The econometric...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 27058 文件日期: 2000年1月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Sha, Manju Kedia,Manju Kedia Sha,Ramachandran,Vijaya
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Minority entrepreneurs and private sector growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (英语)
This study focuses on the role of entrepreneurs in the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Using data from the Regional Program on Enterprise Development (RPED) and controlling for various factors, our...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56985 文件日期: 1999年7月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Shah,Manju Kedia,Ramachandran,Vijaya
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Expectations in a dynamic investment model : survey evidence from Kenya and Zimbabwe (英语)
The theoretical literature on investment stresses the role of expectations, but in empirical work data on expectations are rarely available. This paper draws on survey data for manufacturing firms in Kenya...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56897 文件日期: 1998年7月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Bigsten,Arne L,Collier,Paul,Dercon,Stefan,Fafchamps,Marcel,Gauthier,Bernard P.,Gunning,Jan Willem,Issaksson, Anders,Oduro,Abena F. D.,Oostendorp,Remco H.,Pattillo, Cathy,Soderbom,Mans Martin,Teal,Francis John,Zeufack,Albert G.
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Ethnicity and markets : supplier credit in African manufacturing (英语)
This paper investigates the rationale for statistical discrimination and networks effects in the allocation of supplier credit and examines the role they may play in favoring market participation and...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 33725 文件日期: 1998年2月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Fafchamps,Marcel
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The impact of tax regulations on enterprise entry in Cote d'Ivoire (英语)
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between taxes, fiscal incentives and information on a firm's entry decision. The paper is organized as follows. Part two describes competition conditions...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56893 文件日期: 1997年4月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Marchat,Jean Michel Noel
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The structure of wages in African manufacturing (英语)
This paper analyzes the data collected from the RPED (Research Program in Enterprise Development) Surveys in four African countries. They are Kenya Zambia, Zimbabwe, and the Cameroons. All the surveys...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56867 文件日期: 1994年9月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Mllzulltliar, Dipok
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Africa can compete! export opportunities and challenges in garments and home products in the U.S. market (英语)
The study explores an important emerging opportunity for African exporters in a particular U.S. market niche - Afrocentric textiles and home products. The size and specific demand requirements of this...
文件类型: 部门工作文件 报告号: 18477 文件日期: 1994年3月31日 作者: Biggs,Tyler S.,Moody, Gail,Van Leeuwen,Jan-Hendrik
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The enforcement of commercial contracts in Ghana (英语)
This paper documents how commercial contracts are enforced in Ghana. It is based on a World Bank case study of enterprise finance and contract enforcement conducted in January 1993. The study is part of...
文件类型: 工作文件（编号系列） 报告号: 56889 文件日期: 1994年3月1日 披露方式: Disclosed 作者: Fafchamps,Marcel