Determinants of Labor Productivity in Malian Firms

Traore Anna, Sountoura Lansine, Diallo Fadogoni and Traore Breïma
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Traore Anna: Phd es Economics sciences; lecturer, teaching and research department in economic theory and analysis. Campus universitaire de Badalabougou, Bamako, Mali University of Social Sciences and Management, Bamako, Mali
Sountoura Lansine: Phd es Economics sciences; lecturer, Department of Quantitative Analysis and Development Policy. Campus universitaire de Badalabougou, Bamako, Mali University of Social Sciences and Management, Bamako, Mali
Diallo Fadogoni: Phd es Economics sciences; lecturer, Department of Quantitative Analysis and Development Policy. Campus universitaire de Badalabougou, Bamako, Mali University of Social Sciences and Management, Bamako, Mali
Traore Breïma: Phd es Economics sciences; lecturer, teaching and research department in economic theory and analysis. Campus universitaire de Badalabougou, Bamako, Mali University of Social Sciences and Management, Bamako, Mali

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2020, vol. 6, issue 8, 797-803

Abstract: This article identifies the determinants of labor productivity of Malian firms using 2007-2015 panel data. These data were collected by the World Bank in 2016 from industrial companies and services. The Hausman test made it possible to choose the composite error panel model for the estimation. The results indicate that there is a positive correlation between capital intensity, commodity imports and labor productivity. Labor productivity decreases with the number of years the manager has spent at the head of the company, the use of new information and communication technologies, and the purchase of fixed assets. We also find that formal firms seem to have higher productivity when confronted with stronger local informal competition. Overall, 79.5 percent of companies reported power outages. Power outages have a negative impact on labor productivity.

Keywords: Labor productivity; Determinants; Enterprises; Mali (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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