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Firm Productivity and Infrastructure Costs in East Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHumphrey, Richard Martin
dc.contributor.authorIimi, Atsushi
dc.contributor.authorMelibaeva, Sevara
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T20:55:23Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T20:55:23Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractInfrastructure is an important driving force for economic growth. It reduces trade and transaction costs and stimulates the productivity of the economy. Africa has been lagging behind in the global manufacturing market. Among others, infrastructure is an important constraint in many African countries. Using firm-level data for East Africa, the paper reexamines the relationship between firm performance and infrastructure. It is shown that labor costs are by far the most important to stimulate firm production. Among the infrastructure sectors, electricity costs have the highest output elasticity, followed by transport costs. In addition, the paper shows that the quality of infrastructure is important to increase firm production. In particular, quality transport infrastructure seems to be essential. The paper also finds that agglomeration economies can reduce firm costs. The agglomeration elasticity is estimated at 0.03–0.04.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24570547/firm-productivity-infrastructure-costs-east-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7278
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22152
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7278
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INCREASES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCOMPUTER PROGRAM
dc.subjectPRICE
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectCOMPUTER
dc.subjectHIGHWAY INVESTMENT
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectMATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectDATA
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectHIGHWAY CONGESTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectFAILURES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectASSET REPLACEMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectFACTOR DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectLOCALIZATION
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectDAYS OF INVENTORY
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ORDER
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectHIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectBACK-UP
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectNETWORK
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectDATABASE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectRENTAL FEES
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectFUEL COST
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleFirm Productivity and Infrastructure Costs in East Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-05-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:19:18.330786Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24570547/firm-productivity-infrastructure-costs-east-africa
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7278
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.unitTransport and ICT Global Practice Group
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