Productivity and resource misallocation : evidence from firms in middle east and north Africa (Mena) region countries
Joint Authors
Ozdamar, Oznur
Giovanis, Eleftherios
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 1172-1274 (31 Dec. 2018)32 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
32
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Resource reallocation from low to high productivity firms can generate large aggregate productivity gains with further potential benefits to economic growth.
This study examines the productivity and resource misallocation in a sample of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Turkey.
The analysis relies on data derived from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys over the period 2008-2016 of firms in Egypt, Turkey and Yemen.
Furthermore, in the analysis we include various firm characteristics, and we explore major state-business relations (SBRs) and their association to resource misallocation.
The results are mixed where in Egypt and Turkey female ownership and international quality are positively associated with productivity and allocation efficiency, while in all cases obstacles in SBRs present a negative and significant correlation with the firms’ performance and productivity, reducing the allocation efficiency and increasing the dispersions on output and capital.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Giovanis, Eleftherios& Ozdamar, Oznur. 2018. Productivity and resource misallocation : evidence from firms in middle east and north Africa (Mena) region countries. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274, pp.-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956816
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Giovanis, Eleftherios& Ozdamar, Oznur. Productivity and resource misallocation : evidence from firms in middle east and north Africa (Mena) region countries. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1172-1274 (Dec. 2018), pp.-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956816
American Medical Association (AMA)
Giovanis, Eleftherios& Ozdamar, Oznur. Productivity and resource misallocation : evidence from firms in middle east and north Africa (Mena) region countries. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274, pp.-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956816
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 27-29
Record ID
BIM-956816