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The determinants of electricity constraints by firms in developing countries
[Les déterminants de la contrainte d'accès à l'électricité des entreprises dans les pays en développement]

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  • Elizabeth Asiedu
  • Théophile T Azomahou
  • Neepa B Gaekwad
  • Mahamady Ouedraogo

    (CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne)

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According to the World Bank Enterprises Survey data (WBES), electricity is one of the top constraints to business operations in developing countries. Data from 108 developing countries between 2006 and 2017 show that about 13.6 percent of firms report electricity as the top constraint they face in their activities. This makes electricity the second most important constraint, the first being access to finance (15.2% of firms surveyed). Particularly, in Sub-Saharan Africa (24.53%) and South Asia (23.54%), access to electricity is the first constraint to business development, ahead of political instability and access to finance.

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  • Elizabeth Asiedu & Théophile T Azomahou & Neepa B Gaekwad & Mahamady Ouedraogo, 2021. "The determinants of electricity constraints by firms in developing countries [Les déterminants de la contrainte d'accès à l'électricité des entreprises dans les pays en développement]," Post-Print hal-03460767, HAL.
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    Keywords

    Pays en dévelopement; Contraintes; Electricity; Developing countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General

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