What drives the dynamics of employment growth in firms? Evidence from East Africa

This study examines the firm level drivers of employment growth in East Africa in which they are categorized as firm specific, entrepreneur specific and business environment characteristics. Using a cross-sectional World Bank Enterprise survey dataset and pooled Ordinary Least Squares estimation (OL...

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Published in:Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship 2023-01, Vol.12 (1), p.1-25, Article 33
Main Authors: Atwine, Blessing, Okumu, Ibrahim Mike, Nnyanzi, John Bosco
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Economic conditions
Economic Geography
Economic growth
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Employment
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Employment
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Entrepreneurship
Firm
Innovations
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