Format:
1 Online-Ressource (50 Seiten)
Series Statement:
World Bank E-Library Archive
Content:
The informal sector in developing economies is a significant source of livelihood for a sizable portion of the population. This study uncovers the effect of poor water infrastructure on the productivity of informal firms. This is achieved using firm-level data for 12 developing economies between 2009 and 2014. The findings indicate that an increase of one standard deviation of the total duration of water shortages in a month can lead to annual average losses of about 14.5 percent of the monthly sales per worker for the average informal firm in the sample that uses water for business activities
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Islam, Asif The Burden of Water Shortages on Informal Firms Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2018
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-8457
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