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Accounting for Gender Production from a Growth Accounting Framework in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fofack, Hippolyte - 2017
This paper draws on an expanded growth accounting framework to estimate the relative contribution of women to growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Empirical results show a consistently positive contribution of women to growth in gross domestic product in the region, both during economic downturns and...
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Crop Production and Road Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Spatial Analysis
Dorosh, Paul - 2017
This study examines the relationship between transport infrastructure and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa using new data obtained from geographic information systems (GIS). First, the authors analyze the impact of road connectivity on crop production and choice of technology. Second, they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976425
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ICT Use, Innovation, and Productivity : Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Cirera, X. - 2017
as usage by firms, innovation, and productivity using firm-level data for a sample of six Sub-Saharan African countries … countries. However, the final impact on productivity depends on the degree of novelty of the innovation introduced by the firm …
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Credit Growth and Financial Stability in the Czech Republic
Frait, Jan - 2017
The Czech Republic had experienced a credit boom similar to those in other converging economies in the pre-crisis years …. Nevertheless, the consequences of this credit boom were limited as was the impact of the global crisis on domestic financial … tame credit booms in small converging economies, a concerted set of microprudential and macroprudential measures, including …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975816
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Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Arnold, Jens Matthias - 2016
The authors investigate the relationship between the productivity of African manufacturing firms and their access to … to calculate the total factor productivity of firms. The Enterprise Surveys also contain unique measures of firms' access … firm productivity and service performance in all three services sectors analyzed. The authors thus provide support for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747933
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Root for the Tubers : Extended-Harvest Crop Production and Productivity Measurement in Surveys
Kilic, Talip - 2018
To document the relative accuracy of methods for microdata collection on root and tuber crop production, an experiment was implemented in Malawi over a 12-month period, randomly assigning cassava-producing households to one of four approaches: daily diary-keeping, with semi-weekly supervision...
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Smallholders? Land Ownership and Access in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Landscape?
Deininger, Klaus - 2017
While scholars agree on the importance of land rental markets for structural transformation in rural areas, evidence on the extent and nature of their operation, including potential obstacles to their improved functioning, remains limited. This study uses household-level data from six countries...
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Agricultural Intensification : The Status in Six African Countries
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P - 2017
The Boserup-Ruthenberg framework has long been used to explain and understand the determinants of agricultural growth, the nature of the intensification of farming systems, investment, and technology adoption. The literature has produced an extensive body of evidence that summarizes or tests the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972473
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Sub-Saharan Africa's Recent Growth Spurt : An Analysis of the Sources of Growth
Cho, Yoonyoung - 2017
accumulation, and total factor productivity, unlike previous periods. Resources play a role by attracting capital inflows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973251
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Learning from the Chinese Miracle : Development Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa
Zafar, Ali - 2017
-fertilization of experiences. Total factor productivity comparisons suggest that capital accumulation in China coupled with more …
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