We establish the following stylized facts: (1) Exports are characterized by Big Hits, (2) the Big Hits change from one … are inconsistent with the traditional view that sees African exports as a passive commodity endowment, where changes are …

, while total exports to the US were unaffected. The surge in imports was concentrated in industries in which the US had a …

"We establish the following stylized facts: (1) Exports are characterized by Big Hits, (2) the Big Hits change from one … are inconsistent with the traditional view that sees African exports as a passive commodity endowment, where changes are …

We study the instability of hyper-specialization of exports. We have two main findings. (1) Specializations are … emphasis on the nations where the exports originate. The high share of idiosyncratic variance (residual at the source …

We establish the following stylized facts: (1) Exports are characterized by Big Hits, (2) the Big Hits change from one … are inconsistent with the traditional view that sees African exports as a passive commodity endowment, where changes are …

We study the instability of hyper-specialization of exports. We have two main findings. (1) Specializations are … emphasis on the nations where the exports originate. The high share of idiosyncratic variance (residual at the source …

We establish the following stylized facts: (1) Exports are characterized by Big Hits, (2) the Big Hits change from one … are inconsistent with the traditional view that sees African exports as a passive commodity endowment, where changes are …