Documents et rapports
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The internet as a general-purpose technology : firm-level evidence from around the world (anglais)
This paper uses firm-level data to assess whether telecommunication services are general-purpose technologies (technologies that benefit a large segment of the economy and have long-lasting effect). It...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7192 Date du document: 1 février 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Qiang,Zhenwei,Xu, Lixin Colin
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Performance of manufacturing firms in Africa : an empirical analysis (anglais)
This book sheds light on the characteristics of formal and informal manufacturing firms in Africa by comparing these firms with firms in other regions. Drawing on two data sources, the authors find that...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 71732 Date du document: 7 août 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dinh,Hinh Truong,Clarke,George R.
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External finance and firm survival in the aftermath of the crisis : evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia (anglais)
Two data sets are used to study how country and firm characteristics affected firms' financial constraints and their likelihood of survival during the early phase of the recent global financial crisis...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6050 Date du document: 1 avril 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Cull,Robert J.,Kisunko,Gregory
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Nigeria 2011 : an assessment of the investment climate in 26 states (anglais)
This investment climate analysis reviews the experiences of over 3000 surveyed business owners in 26 states of Nigeria about the aspects of the business climate that affect their businesses. It complements...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 71891 Date du document: 1 juin 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Iarossi,Giuseppe
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Zambia - Zambia Business Survey (Vol. 5 of 5) : Segmenting the market into powerful pictures - Application of the Business Facilities Measure (BFM) (anglais)
This report forms part of the findings of the Zambia Business Survey (ZBS). The ZBS comprised two separate surveys. The micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) Survey was a nationally representative...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 69809 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Munro, Juliet,Pearson Jr., Roland V.,Shah, Manu Kedia,Sheppard,W. Marie
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Zambia - Zambia Business Survey (Vol. 1 of 5) : The profile and productivity of Zambian businesses (anglais)
This report forms part of the findings of the Zambia Business Survey (ZBS). The ZBS comprised two separate surveys. The micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) Survey was a nationally representative...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 69809 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Munro, Juliet,Pearson Jr., Roland V.,Shah, Manu Kedia,Sheppard,W. Marie
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Zambia - Zambia Business Survey (Vol. 2 of 5) : Who's productive in Zambia's private sector? - Evidence from the Zambia Business Survey (anglais)
This report forms part of the findings of the Zambia Business Survey (ZBS). The ZBS comprised two separate surveys. The micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) Survey was a nationally representative...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 69809 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Munro, Juliet,Pearson Jr., Roland V.,Shah, Manu Kedia,Sheppard,W. Marie
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Zambia - Zambia Business Survey (Vol. 4 of 5) : Demand-side analysis of access to financial services for businesses in Zambia (anglais)
This report forms part of the findings of the Zambia Business Survey (ZBS). The ZBS comprised two separate surveys. The micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) Survey was a nationally representative...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 69809 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Munro, Juliet,Pearson Jr., Roland V.,Shah, Manu Kedia,Sheppard,W. Marie
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Zambia - Zambia Business Survey (Vol. 3 of 5) : The business landscape for MSMEs and large enterprises in Zambia (anglais)
This report forms part of the findings of the Zambia Business Survey (ZBS). The ZBS comprised two separate surveys. The micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) Survey was a nationally representative...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 69809 Date du document: 1 juin 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Munro, Juliet,Pearson Jr., Roland V.,Shah, Manu Kedia,Sheppard,W. Marie
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Bank privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa : the case of Uganda commercial bank (anglais)
Previous empirical analyses have found that bank privatizations are more successful when the government fully relinquishes control, when the bank is privatized to a strategic investor, and when foreign-owned...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4407 Date du document: 1 novembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Cull,Robert J.,Fuchs,Michael J.
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2006 information and communications for development : global trends and policies (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (anglais)
The book offers a realistic assessment of experiences, trends, and outlook on the Information, Communications Technology (ICT) sector, with a focus on actual results and justified expectations. It attempts...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 35924 Date du document: 1 janvier 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adamali,Aref,Coffey,John Oliver,Halewood,Naomi J.,Lanvin,Bruno Dominique,Minges,Michael,Safdar,Zaid,Swanson,Eric Valdeman,Wellenius,Bjorn,Qiang,Zhenwei,Clarke,George R.
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2006 information and communications for development : global trends and policies (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview (anglais)
The book offers a realistic assessment of experiences, trends, and outlook on the Information, Communications Technology (ICT) sector, with a focus on actual results and justified expectations. It attempts...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 35924 Date du document: 1 janvier 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Adamali,Aref,Coffey,John Oliver,Halewood,Naomi J.,Lanvin,Bruno Dominique,Minges,Michael,Safdar,Zaid,Swanson,Eric Valdeman,Wellenius,Bjorn,Qiang,Zhenwei,Clarke,George R.
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Corporate governance and bank performance : a joint analysis of the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state ownership (anglais)
The authors jointly analyze the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state ownership on bank performance. They argue that it is important to include indicators of all the relevant...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3632 Date du document: 1 juin 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Berger, Allen N.,Clarke,George R.,Cull,Robert J.,Klapper,Leora,Udell,Gregory F.
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Beyond tariffs and quotas : why don't African manufacturers export more? (anglais)
There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been falling, Africa's share of world exports has declined and most African...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3617 Date du document: 1 juin 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.
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Do government policies that promote competition encourage or discourage new product and process development in low and middle-income countries? (anglais)
Previous work has shown that firms in low and middle-income countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia that feel greater pressure to innovate from their competitors are more likely to introduce new products...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3471 Date du document: 1 janvier 2005 Auteur: Clarke,George R.
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Investment climate assessment : Improving enterprise performance and growth in Tanzania (anglais)
This Investment Climate Assessment is based on an analysis of data collected in the Investment Climate Survey of manufacturing firms in Tanzania. The survey was conducted between April and July 2003 by...
Type de document: Évaluation du climat de l’investissement (ICA) Numéro du rapport: 33663 Date du document: 1 novembre 2004 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Almeida,Rita Kullberg,Clarke,George R.,Leechor,Chad,Ouattara,Korotoumou,Ramachandrian, Vijaya,Temesgen,Tilahun
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Has private participation in water and sewerage improved coverage? - empirical evidence from Latin America (anglais)
Introducing private sector participation (PSP) into the water and sewerage sectors in developing countries is difficult and controversial. Empirical studies on its effects are scant and generally inconclusive...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3445 Date du document: 1 novembre 2004 Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Kosec,Katrina L.,Wallsten,Scott
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Has the internet increased trade? Evidence from industrial and developing countries (anglais)
If the Internet made it easier for firms to enter new markets by reducing communication and search costs, then it may also have made it easier to export goods and services. The authors find that higher...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3215 Date du document: 1 février 2004 Auteur: Clarke,George R., Wallsten, Scott J.
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Telecommunications reform in Malawi (anglais)
In 1998 the Government of Malawi decided to reform its telecommunications sector. Although the reform was ambitious in some ways, it was modest when compared with the most ambitious reforms adopted elsewhere...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3036 Date du document: 30 avril 2003 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Gebreab, Frew A.,Mgombelo, Henr
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Universal(ly bad) service - providing infrastructure services to rural and poor urban consumers (anglais)
Until recently, utility services (telecommunications, power, water, and gas) throughout the world were provided by large, usually state-owned, monopolies. However, encouraged by technological change, regulatory...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS2868 Date du document: 31 juillet 2002 Auteur: Clarke,George R.,Wallsten, Scott J.