The poor performance of many African economies has been associated with low growth of exports in general and of … manufacturing exports in particular. In this paper, we draw on micro-evidence of manufacturing firms in five African countries …-selection based on efficiency and firm size as determinants of export participation. We show that firm size is a robust determinant of …

The paper studies the short-term effects of energy price hikes on the supply of industrial goods and transport services … expansive wage policy in addition to the oil price shocks. -- Energy prices ; supply of goods and services ; income distribution …

The paper studies the short-term effects of energy price hikes on the supply of industrial goods and transport services …