Contract flexibility and conflict resolution: evidence from African manufacturing

Autor: Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Måns Söderbom, Francis Teal, Albert Zeufack

This paper examines the contractual practices of African manufacturing firms using survey data collected in Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Descriptive statistics and econometric results are presented. They show tha

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BUILDING A MORE EQUAL GHANA

Autor: Abena Oduro, Arhin, Albert, Domfe, George, Seifu Alidu, Agyemang, Felix S. K., Asimadu, Doreen Edem, Walker, Jo, Gibson, Luke, Mariotti, Chiara, Hall, Sarah

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Exports of African Manufactures: Macro Policy and Firm Behaviour

Autor: Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafcharnps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willern Gunning, Jean Habarurema, Anders Isaksson, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Cathy Pattillo, Mans Soderborn, Francis Teal, Albert Zeufack

Publikováno v: Bigsten, A, Collier, P & Gunning, J W 1999, ' Exports of African manufactures: macro policy and firm behaviour ', Journal of International Trade and Economic Development . https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199900000005
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 8, 53-71. Routledge
Bigsten, A, Collier, P, Dercon, S, Gauthier, B, Gunning, J W, Habarurema, J, Isaksson, A, Oostendorp, R H, Pattillo, C, Svderbom, M, Teal, F & Zeufack, A 1999, ' Exports of African Manufactures: Macro Policy and Firm Behaviour ', Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, vol. 8, pp. 53-71 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199900000005
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development. Routledge

Macro policy has changed the real exchange rates for African countries dramatically in the 1990s. In this paper the possible impact of macroeconomic policy on firms in the manufacturing sector is considered based on a panel survey of such firms in Ca

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Risk Sharing in Labour Markets

Autor: Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Cathy Pattillo, Mans Soderbom, Francis Teal, Albert Zeufack

Publikováno v: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Empirical work in labour economics has focused on rent sharing as an explanation for the observed correlation in cross-sections between wages and profitability. The alternative explanation of risk sharing between workers and employers has not been te

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Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector

Autor: Arne Bigsten, Anders Isaksson, Måns Söderbom, Paul Collier, Albert Zeufack, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Jan Willem Gunning, Francis Teal, Simon Appleton, Bernard Gauthier, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Cathy Pattillo

Publikováno v: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 48, 801-827. University of Chicago
Bigsten, A, Gunning, J W, Oostendorp, R H & et al. 2000, ' Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector ', Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 48, pp. 801-827 . https://doi.org/10.1086/452478
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In this paper two sets of issues are addressed using panel data from the manufacturing sector of five African countries. First, how high are the returns to human relative to physical capital. Second, what is the relative importance of technology and

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