Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … simple and fundamental question remains unanswered: how large is the African private sector? We present novel estimates of … the size of the private sector in 50 African countries derived from the analysis of national accounts and labor market …