Underutilized Potential : The Business Costs of Unreliable Infrastructure in Developing Countries (English)

This study constructs a microdata set of about 143,000 firms to estimate the monetary costs of infrastructure disruptions in 137 low- and middle-income countries, representing 78 percent of the world population and 80 percent of the GDP of low- and -middle-income countries. Specifically, this study assesses the impact of transport, electricity, and water disruptions on the capacity utilization rates of firms. The estimates suggest that utilization...

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Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik;

Kornejew,Martin Gunter Michail;

Hallegatte,Stephane;

Braese,Johannes Michael;

Obolensky,Marguerite Anne Beatrice;
Document Date
2019/06/17
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8899
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/06/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Underutilized Potential : The Business Costs of Unreliable Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Keywords
power outage

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Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik; Kornejew,Martin Gunter Michail; Hallegatte,Stephane; Braese,Johannes Michael; Obolensky,Marguerite Anne Beatrice.

Underutilized Potential : The Business Costs of Unreliable Infrastructure in Developing Countries (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8899 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/336371560797230631

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