East Africa the recent export growth was driven by new entrants rather than incumbent firms whose competitiveness might …Does "infant industry" preferential access durably boost export performance? This paper exploits significant trade …-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) in 2005 is used to assess whether apparel export expansions survived the erosion of preferences. To find a …

Central and Western Africa. Firm-level customs data for selected countries reveal that even in East Africa, the recent export …Does "infant industry" preferential access durably boost export performance? This paper exploits significant trade … three late-bloomers in East Africa offsetting the boom-bust pattern in Southern Africa and the never-significant response in …