Infrastructure, Productivity and Urban Dynamics in Cote d'Ivoire, Africa Region Working Paper Series No. 86 (July 2005), The World Bank, Washington D.C

Zeljko Bogetic () and Issa Sanogo

Urban/Regional from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Recent contributions in economic geography reflect renewed interest in issues of location and spatial concentration of economic activities, yet there are still few empirical studies of developing countries, particularly in Africa. This paper aims to contribute to this body of knowledge by (i) documenting wide regional disparities in economic activity and infrastructure (especially between the north and the south), which were partly determined by regional development policy, and (ii) examining empirically to what extent spatial factors such as agglomeration economies contribute to labor productivity––and therefore to urban dynamics––using recent panel data from Côte d’Ivoire for the period from 1980 to 1996.

Keywords: infrastructure; productivity; urban; Cote; d'Ivoire; Ivory; Coast; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 D7 H O P R (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2005-10-05
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