 What drives productivity in Tanzanian manufacturing firms: technology or business environment?Micheline Goedhuys, Norbert Janz () and Pierre Mohnen The European Journal of Development Research, 2008, vol. 20, issue 2, 199-218 Abstract: Using cross-sectional firm-level data, this paper examines the determinants of productivity among manufacturing firms in Tanzania. In particular, it seeks to evaluate the relative importance of technological advances and the business environment in which firms operate in affecting productivity. Of the technological variables, R&D as well as product and process innovation, licensing of technology, and training of employees fail to have any impact; only foreign ownership, ISO certification and higher education of the management appear to affect productivity. Some important influences from the broader business environment, however, appear to affect productivity and are robust to different specifications of the model. Credit constraints, administrative regulatory burdens and a lack of business support services depress productivity; membership of a business association is associated with higher productivity. Keywords: productivity; technology; R&D; innovation; business environment; Tanzania (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:eurjdr:v:20:y:2008:i:2:p:199-218 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/09578810802060785 Access Statistics for this article The European Journal of Development Research is currently edited by Rajneesh Narula More articles in The European Journal of Development Research from Taylor and Francis Journals |
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