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World Bank large manufacturing firm surveys

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Kind household or labour survey microdata
Producer World Bank / Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council
Coverage 1998-2000
Works using it 3

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Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Fedderke (2006) World Bank (2000) Constraints to Growth and Employment in South Africa: large manufacturing firm survey, 1998-99 1998-1999 Cited as supporting evidence of credit rationing constraining firm investment.
Fedderke and Simkins (2004) World Bank (2000) large manufacturing firm survey, 1998-99 1998-99 Cited as evidence of credit rationing in the South African economy.
McGrath et al. (2004b) World Bank/Greater Johannesburg surveys of large manufacturing firms and SMMEs (Chandra et al. 2000a, 2000b) 2000 Used for training rates by firm size, ownership profile and race composition of trainees.