This paper presents a comparison of the 1987 and 2003 censuses of manufacturing firms in Ghana. T... more This paper presents a comparison of the 1987 and 2003 censuses of manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study shows that the number of firms increased from 8,000 in 1987 to 26,000 in 2003. However, the increases were predominantly amongst small-sized firms which more than tripled, and medium-sized firms that doubled. Large firms remained about the same in number but firms employing 500 persons and more actually contracted from 52 to 40. With regards to wage levels in the manufacturing sector, the findings from the two censuses indicate that wages in large firms, thus those employing more than 100, more than doubled for all categories of workers between 1987 and 2003. Average wage per employee per month in large firms rose from US$53 in 1987 to US$139 in 2003. For medium sized firms, those employing from 10 to 100 employees, the increase was much less, from US$38 in 1987 to US$56 in 2003, a 47 per cent increase. There were very substantial increases in labour productivity measured both b...
"Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intelle... more "Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. What explains a pattern of extreme destitution for billions combined with plutocratic levels of income for a tiny minority? This book offers a novel approach to addressing those issues, not by providing answers, but seeking to provide the tools and data that will enable the student, the researcher and the professional working in this area to investigate the questions for themselves. Empirical Development Economics has been designed as a hands-on teaching tool to investigate the causes of poverty. The book begins by introducing the basics of the quantitative approach to development economics. All the topics are presented through data that addresses some important policy issue. In Part 1 the focus is on the basics of understanding why incomes differ so much. What is the role of education, technology and institutions in ensuring that where you are born is so important in determining whether you are poor? In Part 2 the focus is on techniques that allow us to address questions which include how firms invest, how households decide how much to spend on education of their children, whether microfinance does help the poor, whether food aid works, who gets private schooling and whether property rights enhance investment.A distinctive feature of the book is its presentation of a range of approaches to studying development questions. Development economics has undergone a major change in focus over the last decade with the rise of experimental methods to address development issues. One of our objectives has been to show how such methods relate to more traditional ones. "--
This paper presents a comparison of the 1987 and 2003 censuses of manufacturing firms in Ghana. T... more This paper presents a comparison of the 1987 and 2003 censuses of manufacturing firms in Ghana. The study shows that the number of firms increased from 8,000 in 1987 to 26,000 in 2003. However, the increases were predominantly amongst small-sized firms which more than tripled, and medium-sized firms that doubled. Large firms remained about the same in number but firms employing 500 persons and more actually contracted from 52 to 40. With regards to wage levels in the manufacturing sector, the findings from the two censuses indicate that wages in large firms, thus those employing more than 100, more than doubled for all categories of workers between 1987 and 2003. Average wage per employee per month in large firms rose from US$53 in 1987 to US$139 in 2003. For medium sized firms, those employing from 10 to 100 employees, the increase was much less, from US$38 in 1987 to US$56 in 2003, a 47 per cent increase. There were very substantial increases in labour productivity measured both b...
"Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intelle... more "Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. What explains a pattern of extreme destitution for billions combined with plutocratic levels of income for a tiny minority? This book offers a novel approach to addressing those issues, not by providing answers, but seeking to provide the tools and data that will enable the student, the researcher and the professional working in this area to investigate the questions for themselves. Empirical Development Economics has been designed as a hands-on teaching tool to investigate the causes of poverty. The book begins by introducing the basics of the quantitative approach to development economics. All the topics are presented through data that addresses some important policy issue. In Part 1 the focus is on the basics of understanding why incomes differ so much. What is the role of education, technology and institutions in ensuring that where you are born is so important in determining whether you are poor? In Part 2 the focus is on techniques that allow us to address questions which include how firms invest, how households decide how much to spend on education of their children, whether microfinance does help the poor, whether food aid works, who gets private schooling and whether property rights enhance investment.A distinctive feature of the book is its presentation of a range of approaches to studying development questions. Development economics has undergone a major change in focus over the last decade with the rise of experimental methods to address development issues. One of our objectives has been to show how such methods relate to more traditional ones. "--
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