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Structural transformation and international trade : evidence from the China shock

Nedoncelle, Clément; Wolfersberger, Julien - 2023

plausibly exogenous variation in manufacturing imports from China. We find that the so-called 'China shock' largely slows down … decreases by 0.49 per cent on average for each additional per cent of manufacturing imports from China. It highlights a …

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Dancing with dragons : Chinese import penetration and the performances of manufacturing firms in South Africa

Torreggiani, Sofia; Andreoni, Antonio - 2019

such competitive pressure. Specifically, by instrumenting Chinese import penetration with China's share in other low- and …

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Scoping study on the evolution of industry in Ghana

Ackah, Charles; Adjasi, Charles Komla Delali; Turkson, … - 2014

This paper chronicles the evolution of industry in Ghana over the post-independence era from an inward over-protected import substitution industrialization strategy of 1960-83 to an outward liberalized strategy during 1984-2000, and since 2001, to the private sector-led accelerated industrial...

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Constraints on the performance and competitiveness of Tanzania's manufacturing exports

Misati, Roseline Nyakerario; Ngoka, Kethi - 2021

This study sought to examine the main constraints to manufacturing export competitiveness in Tanzania. Using panel data for the period 1997-2018, the study established that supply-side factors dominate demand-side factors in explaining manufacturing export competitiveness. Specifically, the...

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Learning to export and learning by exporting : the case of Ethiopian manufacturing

Siba, Eyerusalem; Gebreeyesus, Mulu - 2014

In this study, we investigate the relationship between exporting and firm performance using a longer panel dataset of Ethiopian manufacturing firms for the period 1996 - 2009. We test two hypotheses regarding exporting: selection into exporting versus learning by exporting. According to the...

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From productivity to exporting or vice versa? : evidence from the Tunisian manufacturing sector

Ayadi, Mohamed; Mattoussi, Wided - 2014

In this paper, we explore the link between firm productivity and exporting using three firm level datasets of 1323 Tunisian manufacturing firms from 2004 to 2006. In particular, we examine whether more productive firms self-select into export markets, and whether exporters achieve productivity...

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Learning by exporting : the case of Mozambican manufacturing

Cruz, António; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014

In this paper, we aim to analyse the learning by exporting hypothesis in the Mozambican context. Due to the presence of the born-global phenomenon among exporters, we address the endogeneity introduced by self-selection by combining a generalized BO approach with results from traditional...

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Mining and economic development : did China's WTO accession affect African local economic development?

Addison, Tony; Boly, Amadou; Mveyange, Anthony - 2016

This paper investigates China's influence on local economic development in 37 African countries between 1997 and 2007 …, both prior and after China's WTO Accession, to the corresponding changes in districts without any mineral endowment. Using … China's WTO Accession): it is not enough to assume, given Africa's high spatial inequality, that local economies will …

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The effects of Chinese import penetration on firm innovation : evidence from the Vietnamese manufacturing sector

Dang, Duc Anh - 2017

imports from China make domestic firms adopt new technologies or innovations in their products. …

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Separate but equal democratization? : participation, politics, and urban segregation in Latin America

Rodgers, Dennis - 2011

Many commentators have noted the existence of a historical correlation between cities and democratization. This image of the city as an inherently civic space is linked to the notion that the spatial concentration intrinsic to urban contexts promotes a democracy of proximity. Seen from this...

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