Power infrastructure quality and manufacturing productivity in Africa: A firm level analysis
Busani Moyo
Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 61, issue C, 1063-1070
Abstract:
This study sought to examine the impact of the quality of power infrastructure on productivity in African manufacturing firms using data from the World Bank enterprise surveys. We measured power infrastructure quality using the number of hours per day without electricity and the percentage of output lost due to outages and found these indicators to be negative and significant determinants of productivity. These variables seem to be significant determinants in Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia as well as in the food and agriculture sector. To improve economic growth and encourage employment creation, governments in Africa have to come up with measures to improve the reliability of electricity infrastructure.
Keywords: Power infrastructure; Productivity; African manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.111
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