| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | CMR |
| Ghana | GHA |
| Kenya | KEN |
| Zambia | ZMB |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE |
The dataset includes measures of both physical and human capital in the firms in the selected countries
Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The universe of interest here is firms and their staff in the selected countries
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Centre for the Study of African Economies | University of Oxford |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Swedish government |
Funder |
| Government of the United Kingdom |
Funder |
| French government |
Funder |
| Belgian government |
Funder |
| Canadian government |
Funder |
| Dutch government |
Funder |
The questionnaire collected data at the level of the firm - called firm level data in the exposition that follows and also data at the worker level (individual level data). At the firm level data on the outputs, costs and the details of the labour force of the firm were collected. Within each firm up to 10 workers were then interviewed and information collected on their educational background, their training and earnings.
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1995 |
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
This data is made available by the Centre for the Study of African Economics at the University of Oxford. Permission for use of the data for academic research is given by the Centre and its collaborating and funding institutions. We would ask that the use of the data and its source be acknowledged.
Recommended citation:
Centre for the Study of African Economics. Comparative firm-level data for the manufacturing sector[dataset]. Version 1. Centre for the Study of African Economics, University of Oxford [producer], 1998. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town |
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