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Beyond tariffs and quotas : why don't African manufacturers export more?

Clarke, George R. G. - 2005

"There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been falling, Africa's share of world exports has declined and most African countries remain highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522583

Export surges : the power of a competitive currency

Freund, Caroline L. - 2008

"How can countries stimulate and sustain strong export growth? To answer this question, the authors examine 92 episodes of export surges, defined as significant increases in manufacturing export growth that are sustained for at least seven years. They find that export surges in developing...

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Firms' productive performance and the investment climate in developing economies : an application to MENA manufacturing

Kinda, Tidiane - 2009

"Drawing on the World Bank Investment Climate Assessment surveys, this paper investigates the relationship between firm-level technical efficiency and the investment climate for 22 developing economies and eight manufacturing industries. The authors first propose three measures of firms'...

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Inventories in developing countries : levels and determinants , a red flag on competitiveness and growth / J. Luis Guasch and Joseph Kogan

Guasch, J. Luis - 2001

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Manufacturing firms in developing countries : how well do they do, and why?

Tybout, James R. - 1998

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Market access, supplier access, and Africa's manufactured exports : an analysis of the role of geography and institutions

Elbadawi, Ibrahim - 2006

"In a large cross-country sample of manufacturing establishments drawn from 188 cities, average exports per establishment are smaller for African firms than for businesses in other regions. The authors show that this is mainly because, on average, African firms face more adverse economic...

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Financial dependence and international trade

Beck, Thorsten - 2001

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Financial development and international trade : is there a link?

Beck, Thorsten - 2001

Economies with better developed financial sectors have a comparative advantage in manufacturing industries. A two-sector model shows the sector with large scale economies profiting more than the other from a well-developed financial sector. In countries with higher levels of financial...

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Trade policies, macroeconomic adjustment, and manufactured exports : the Latin American experience

Rajapatirana, Sarath - 1995

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From efficiency-driven to innovation-driven economic growth : perspectives from Singapore

Tan, Kim-Song - 2005

"This paper looks at Singapore's efforts to transform the economic growth base from one that is predominantly … propelling Singapore onto an innovation-driven growth path. It takes into consideration the city-state's underlying comparative … advantages (or disadvantages) and asks how Singapore's existing strength in efficiency infrastructure may give it a first mover …

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