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Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa
Yoshino, Yutaka - 2008
Using firm-level data on manufacturing sectors in Africa, this paper addresses how domestic supply constraints and … firm-level export intensity. Some qualitative differences exist between Africa's regional exports and exports to the global …, implying the relevance of addressing behind-the-border constraints in fostering regional integration in Africa. Customs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014219055
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The Impact of Regional Trade Agreements and Trade Facilitation in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Dennis, Allen - 2016
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's trade performance over the past two decades has been disappointing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012748089
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Bank Competition in the Middle East and Northern Africa Region
Anzoategui, Diego - 2017
This paper studies the extent of bank competition in the Middle East and Northern Africa region during 1994-2008, using … Northern Africa are explained by the region?s worse credit information environment and lower market contestability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976453
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Does Migration Foster Exports? Evidence from Africa
Ehrhart, Helene - 2017
This paper aims at assessing the impact of migration on export performance and more particularly the effect of African migrants on African trade. Relying on a new data set on international bilateral migration recently released by the World Bank spanning from 1980 to 2010, the authors estimate a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973623
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The Impacts of Trade Facilitation Measures on International Trade Flows
Sá Porto, Paulo Costacurta de - 2017
This paper analyzes the impacts of selected trade facilitation measures on international trade flows. A gravity model is used to estimate four equations: a pooled cross-section model; a fixed-effects model; a random effects model; and a Poisson maximum likelihood estimator. The contribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971414
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Measuring the Impacts of Global Trade Reform with Optimal Aggregators of Distortions
Laborde, David - 2017
Traditional weighted-average measures of trade distortions are widely used in analyzing global and regional reforms, despite well-known deficiencies. This paper develops and applies optimal aggregators for the real-world case of multiple countries and commodities with much more detailed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975999
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Trade and Regional Inequality
Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - 2017
This paper examines the relationship between openness and within-country regional inequality across 28 countries over the period 1975-2005, paying special attention to whether increases in global trade affect the developed and developing world differently. Using a combination of static and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976486
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Cost-Effectiveness Measurement in Development : Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts
Evans, David - 2017
As evidence from rigorous impact evaluations grows in development, there have been more calls to complement impact evaluation analysis with cost analysis, so that policy makers can make investment decisions based on costs as well as impacts. This paper discusses important considerations for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972759
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Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods : A Review of Global Evidence
Evans, David - 2017
supported by data from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. A growing number of studies from a range of contexts therefore indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973201
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African Cotton Markets at Crossroads : Will the Price Spike Turn into a New Kick-Start?
Delpeuch, Claire - 2017
After years of diplomatic efforts and legal procedures to obtain the elimination of rich countries' cotton subsidies, policy prospects for African cotton producers remain bleak. However, the world price for cotton has doubled in a year and has hit an all-time high. This paper examines these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975693