Size and efficiency in African manufacturing firms: Evidence from firm-level panel data

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 369-394

  Söderbom, Måns ^a   Teal, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African manufacturing; Efficiency; Firm size; Human capital; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; FIRM SIZE; MANUFACTURING; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0942289030     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.02.005     Document Type: Article

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