| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Africa | zaf |
The survey was part of the survey work of the Regional Programme on Enterprise Development (RPED), organised by the World Bank and funded by the Swedish, French, Belgian, UK, Canadian and Dutch governments. The data is from the manufacturing sector of five African countries, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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 on the firm and also on workers (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 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town |
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