Learning-by-exporting versus self-selection: New evidence for 19 sub-Saharan African countries

We examine learning-by-exporting effects of manufacturing and services firms in 19 sub-Saharan African countries. Comparing several outlier-robust estimators, our results provide evidence for positive effects in the manufacturing sector when using the MM estimator, but not in the services sector.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Foster-McGregor, Neil ; Isaksson, Anders ; Kaulich, Florian
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 125.2014, 2, p. 212-214
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Trade \| Productivity \| Learning by exporting \| Sub-Saharan Africa

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade ; O55 - Africa
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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