Stunted growth : why don't African firms create more jobs ? (English)

Many countries in Africa suffer high rates of underemployment or low rates of productive employment; many also anticipate large numbers of people to enter the workforce in the near future. This paper asks the question: Are African firms creating fewer jobs than those located elsewhere? And, if so, why? One reason may be that weak business environments slow the growth of firms and distort the allocation of resources away from better-performing firms...

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Iacovone,Leonardo;

Ramachandran,Vijaya;

Schmidt,Martin;
Document Date
2013/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6727
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/12/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Stunted growth : why don't African firms create more jobs ?
Keywords
Micro and Small Enterprises

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Iacovone,Leonardo; Ramachandran,Vijaya; Schmidt,Martin.

Stunted growth : why don't African firms create more jobs ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 6727 Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/678211468191960165

Stunted growth : why don't African firms create more jobs ? (English)

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