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The Cost of Doing Business in Africa: Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data
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Benn Eifert, Alan Gelb, Vijaya Ramachandran (2008). The Cost of Doing Business in Africa: Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data. World Development, 36(9), 1531-1546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.09.007
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