Firm performance in sub-Saharan Africa: What role do electricity shortages play?

AbstractElectricity outages affect the performance of firms in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through a reduction in production capacity and over-reliance on backup generators, which raises the cost of production and render them uncompetitive. Based on this, we estimated the joint effect of electricity ou...

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Main Authors: Samuel Osei-Gyebi, John Bosco Dramani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-10-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2023.2251822