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positive net effects on total factor productivity (TFP) dynamics. Twenty‑five countries in Sub‑Saharan Africa and data for the …
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number of businesses within Africa are affected by these barriers. Notwithstanding, there is little empirical knowledge on … how they interact and affect trade flows within Africa. In this paper, we assess the effects of trade facilitation … improves trade performance in Africa; the better the level of trade facilitation, the larger the extent of trade flows. From a …
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(Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and the World Bank in particular to celebrate dynamic growth in Asia, Africa … ‘South-South' growth. In this context, the paper offers a stylized comparison of Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia as …
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appear to validate the claim of convergence clubs within Africa …
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countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied … played by trade and FDI in determining employment. The empirical results obtained lend support to globalization having a …
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Trade between China, Africa and the Middle East has rapidly expanded over the past thirty years. However, the economic … different kinds of trade. I utilize this heterogeneity to analyze the determinants of Chinese trade with 65 countries in Africa … monolithic treatment Africa often gets in the existing literature …
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developed and developing countries. However, in developing countries, and particularly in Africa, hunger is another big … corruption is the most disastrous for hunger in Africa, followed by legislative corruption. Our results remain valid even after …
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Are there still significant common macroeconomic fluctuations between Nigeria and its industrial trade partners, even with the increased growth performance and resilience of emerging market and developing economies to developments originating from advanced economies in recent years? This paper...
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Has Africa finally reached the path to sustained growth? We find that much of the improvement in economic performance … in Africa after 1995 is attributable to a substantial reduction in the frequency and severity of growth declines in all … accelerations. We conclude that Africa's growth recovery remains fragile …
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