Rail transport and firm productivity : evidence from Tanzania (English)

Railway transport generally has the advantage for large-volume, long-haul freight operations. Africa possesses significant railway assets. However, many rail lines are currently not operational because of the lack of maintenance. The paper recasts light on the impact of rail transportation on firm productivity, using micro data collected in Tanzania. To avoid the endogeneity problem, the instrumental variable technique is used to estimate the impact...

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Iimi,Atsushi;

Humphreys,Richard Martin;

Mchomvu,Yonas Eliesikia;
Document Date
2017/08/29
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8173
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/08/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Rail transport and firm productivity : evidence from Tanzania
Keywords
price elasticity of demand

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Iimi,Atsushi; Humphreys,Richard Martin; Mchomvu,Yonas Eliesikia.

Rail transport and firm productivity : evidence from Tanzania (English). Paper is funded by the Strategic Research Program (SRP)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8173 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/966401504009617940

Rail transport and firm productivity : evidence from Tanzania (English)

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