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Firms’ Locational Choice and Infrastructure Development in Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorHumphrey, Richard Martin
dc.contributor.authorIimi, Atsushi
dc.contributor.authorMelibaeva, Sevara
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T21:01:33Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T21:01:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractAgglomeration economies are among the most important factors to increase firm productivity. However, there is little evidence supportive of this in Africa. By applying the conditional and nested logit models, this paper examines the relationship between firm locations and infrastructure accessibility in Rwanda. It is found that agglomeration economies matter to even one of the smallest countries in Africa. It is also found that infrastructure availability has an important role in affecting the firm location decision. Electricity access and transport connectivity to the domestic and international markets are found to be important to attract new investment. In addition, the quality of local labor supplied, measured by educational attainment, is found as an important determinant of firm location, while the effect of labor costs remains inconclusive.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24570548/firms’-locational-choice-infrastructure-development-rwanda
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7279
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22153
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7279
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectLAGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURERS
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION BENEFITS
dc.subjectCOMPANIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectCHOICE
dc.subjectDATA
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectGROWTH PATH
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectCRITERIA
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectFIRM
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectENTERPRISES
dc.subjectRAIL STATIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DISTANCE
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectINVESTORS
dc.subjectRELIABILITY
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectNESTED LOGIT MODEL
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectROAD USE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectGOOD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectNETWORK
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectPOLICY SUPPORT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPANIES
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPORT ACCESS
dc.subjectCUSTOMERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectSEE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectLARGE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSIZE OF FIRM
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleFirms’ Locational Choice and Infrastructure Development in Rwandaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleFirms' Locational Choice and Infrastructure Development in Rwanda
okr.date.disclosure2015-05-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:19:20.933403Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24570548/firms’-locational-choice-infrastructure-development-rwanda
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7279
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082ee2842_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24570548
okr.identifier.reportWPS7279
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.unitTransport and ICT Global Practice Group
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