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The Effects of Pollution and Business Environment on Firm Productivity in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSoppelsa, Maria E.
dc.contributor.authorLozano-Gracia, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorXu, L. Colin
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-02T17:28:37Z
dc.date.available2019-05-02T17:28:37Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the links between city competitiveness and air pollution and the business environment. Because competitive cities not only attract more productive firms, but also facilitate their business, the paper look at firm performance as a proxy for city competitiveness. It focuses on African firms, because this region is developing fast and experiencing increasing pollution levels and the effects of agglomeration economies. The analysis finds two interesting results. First, the negative association between air pollution and firm performance can be seen at lower than expected levels of pollution. Second, the effects of capacity agglomeration on labor productivity growth are stronger compared to other regions. These findings suggest that cities in this region should address pollution issues soon, as they continue to grow fast and pollution levels are becoming an increasing concern.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/850371556630917519/The-Effects-of-Pollution-and-Business-Environment-on-Firm-Productivity-in-Africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8834
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/31599
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8834
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCITY COMPETIVENESS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.titleThe Effects of Pollution and Business Environment on Firm Productivity in Africaen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Effects of Pollution and Business Environment on Firm Productivity in Africa
okr.date.disclosure2019-04-30
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/850371556630917519/The-Effects-of-Pollution-and-Business-Environment-on-Firm-Productivity-in-Africa
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8834
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8834
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum31018979
okr.identifier.reportWPS8834
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
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okr.topicEnvironment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Private Sector Economics
okr.unitSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice
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