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Assessing the Impact of Infrastructure Quality on Firm Productivity in Africa : Cross-Country Comparisons Based on Investment Climate Surveys from 1999 to 2005

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dc.contributor.authorEscribano, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorGuasch, J. Luis
dc.contributor.authorPena, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T14:24:50Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T14:24:50Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides a systematic, empirical assessment of the impact of infrastructure quality on the total factor productivity (TFP) of African manufacturing firms. This measure is understood to include quality in the provision of customs clearance, energy, water, sanitation, transportation, telecommunications, and information and communications technology (ICT). Microeconometric techniques to investment climate surveys (ICSs) of 26 African countries are carried out in different years during the period 2002 6, making country-specific evaluations of the impact of investment climate (IC) quality on aggregate TFP, average TFP, and allocative efficiency. For each country the impact is evaluated based on 10 different productivity measures. Results are robust once controlled for observable fixed effects (red tape, corruption and crime, finance, innovation and labor skills, etc.) obtained from the ICSs. African countries are ranked according to several indices: per capita income, ease of doing business, firm perceptions of growth bottlenecks, and the concept of demeaned productivity (Olley and Pakes 1996). The countries are divided into two blocks: high-income-growth and low-income-growth. Infrastructure quality has a low impact on TFP in countries of the first block and a high (negative) impact in countries of the second. There is significant heterogeneity in the individual infrastructure elements affecting countries from both blocks. Poor-quality electricity provision affects mainly poor countries, whereas problems dealing with customs while importing or exporting affects mainly faster-growing countries. Losses from transport interruptions affect mainly slower-growing countries. Water outages affect mainly slower-growing countries. There is also some heterogeneity among countries in the infrastructure determinants of the allocative efficiency of African firms.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11699361/assessing-impact-infrastructure-quality-firm-productivity-africa-cross-country-comparisons-based-investment-climate-surveys-1999-2005
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5191
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19901
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 5191
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBOOK VALUE
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCUSTOM
dc.subjectCUSTOMER DEMANDS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectDEFLATORS
dc.subjectDEPRECIATION RATE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectE-BUSINESSES
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC RESULTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATORS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPECTED RETURNS
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL AREA
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectIMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COST
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMISSING VALUES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPERFORMANCES
dc.subjectPHONE CONNECTION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRIVATE CAPITAL
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectRAILROAD
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTELECOM
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINES
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.titleAssessing the Impact of Infrastructure Quality on Firm Productivity in Africa : Cross-Country Comparisons Based on Investment Climate Surveys from 1999 to 2005en
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okr.crossref.titleAssessing The Impact Of Infrastructure Quality On Firm Productivity In Africa : Cross-Country Comparisons Based On Investment Climate Surveys From 1999 To 2005
okr.date.disclosure2010-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:57:08.507711Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11699361/assessing-impact-infrastructure-quality-firm-productivity-africa-cross-country-comparisons-based-investment-climate-surveys-1999-2005
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5191
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitSustainable Development Department, Latin American and the Caribbean Region
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