Export Markets and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Esaku
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Firm Productivity ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals An Economic Rationale for the West African Scramble? The Commercial Transition and the Commodity Price Boom of 1835–1885

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewout Frankema ◽  
Jeffrey Williamson ◽  
Pieter Woltjer
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
West African ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Export Prices ◽  
Economic Rationale ◽  
Price Boom ◽  
Sub Saharan

We use a new trade dataset showing that nineteenth century sub-Saharan Africa experienced a terms of trade boom comparable to other parts of the “global periphery.” A sharp rise in export prices in the five decades before the scramble (1835–1885) was followed by an equally impressive decline during the colonial era. This study revises the view that the scramble for West Africa occurred when its major export markets were in decline and argues that the larger weight of West Africa in French imperial trade strengthened the rationale for French instead of British initiative in the conquest of the interior.

Firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is quality of tax administration?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Kofi Kamasa ◽  
George Adu ◽  
Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie
Keyword(s):  
Business Environment ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Tax Administration ◽  
Firm Productivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the effect of quality of tax administration on firm productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Also, the paper investigates whether the effect of quality of tax administration on firm productivity varies with respect to firms of different ages and sizes. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the World Bank Enterprise Survey data for 6,718 firms across 40 countries in SSA. By employing the least square method, the estimations are robust since country and industry heterogeneity are controlled, as well as other covariates that affect firm productivity such as capital, technology, business environment, infrastructure and firm characteristics. Findings Results of the paper reveal that productivity of firms reduces with poor quality of tax administration. With positive and significant interaction term coefficient between smaller firms and quality of tax administration, the findings also reveal that smaller firms do benefit in the presence of poor quality of tax administration than larger firms. Originality/value The study contributes to policy by providing empirical evidence on the impact that quality of tax administration has on firm productivity. Empirically, the paper is also the first to assess the effect of tax administration quality on firm productivity with sole emphasis on SSA (to the best of the authors’ knowledge after review of literature). The paper suggests reforms and improvement in tax administration so as to reduce compliance burden and improve productivity.

Financial Access and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godfred Alufar Bokpin ◽  
Charles Ackah ◽  
Mark Edem Kunawotor
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Firm Productivity ◽  
Financial Access ◽  
Sub Saharan
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