Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana

This paper uses data from a sample of 679 food processing firms in Ghana to estimate changes in employment by the food processing sector from 2014 to 2017, to analyze the determinants of firm exit during the same period, and to analyze the determinants of firm growth from the firm’s establishment up...

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Main Authors: Andam, Kwaw S., Asante, Seth
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146986
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Asante, Seth
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description This paper uses data from a sample of 679 food processing firms in Ghana to estimate changes in employment by the food processing sector from 2014 to 2017, to analyze the determinants of firm exit during the same period, and to analyze the determinants of firm growth from the firm’s establishment up to 2017. In modeling the determinants of firm growth, the focus is on the effects of formal status as a food processing firm, which is defined in this paper as registration as a business for tax purposes and registration with the national food regulator, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
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spelling CGSpace1469862025-11-06T06:14:15Z Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana Andam, Kwaw S. Asante, Seth trade cycles food policies employment enterprises food safety small enterprise development firms food processing This paper uses data from a sample of 679 food processing firms in Ghana to estimate changes in employment by the food processing sector from 2014 to 2017, to analyze the determinants of firm exit during the same period, and to analyze the determinants of firm growth from the firm’s establishment up to 2017. In modeling the determinants of firm growth, the focus is on the effects of formal status as a food processing firm, which is defined in this paper as registration as a business for tax purposes and registration with the national food regulator, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). 2018-08-31 2024-06-21T09:10:11Z 2024-06-21T09:10:11Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146986 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147514 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147730 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149390 https://doi.org/10.2499/1024320678 https://doi.org/10.2499/1037800743 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Andam, Kwaw S.; and Asante, Seth;. 2018. Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1755. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146986
spellingShingle trade cycles
food policies
employment
enterprises
food safety
small enterprise development
firms
food processing
Andam, Kwaw S.
Asante, Seth
Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana
title Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana
title_full Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana
title_fullStr Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana
title_short Firm employment, exit, and growth in the food processing sector: Evidence from Ghana
title_sort firm employment exit and growth in the food processing sector evidence from ghana
topic trade cycles
food policies
employment
enterprises
food safety
small enterprise development
firms
food processing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146986
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