Admasu Shiferaw
Survival of Private Sector Manufacturing Establishments in Africa: The Role of Productivity and Ownership
University of Göttingen|Netherlands Institute for Social Research
paper analyzes risk exit privatelyowned manufacturing establishments small african economy shows changes structure ownership following economic reform important implications establishment survival risk exit lower establishments belong multiunit firms compared singleunit establishments suggesting presence information risk sharing mechanisms within group although femaleowned businesses tend smaller size better chances survival maleowned establishments probability exit also declines significantly establishment size productivity