Measuring firm level inefficiencies in the Ghanaian manufacturing sector

Type Working Paper
Title Measuring firm level inefficiencies in the Ghanaian manufacturing sector
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
URL http://www.uh.edu/~aszabo2/marginal.pdf
Abstract
This paper measures Örm level ine¢ ciencies in input use among manufacturing Örms in Ghana by explicitly estimating their production function. I Önd that the fraction of undercapitalized Örms is 40%, but overall, Örms use 83% more capital and 40% less labor than would be optimal. Underutilization of labor is especially prevalent among Örms with a unionized workforce. Firms with formal loans and Örms with more human capital are closer to their e¢ cient capital stock. The Öndings suggest large potential gains in value added from adjusting input use in the optimal direction.

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