Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is analyzed for six Tunisian manufacturing sectors: food processing, electrical and metal products, chemical activities, textiles, clothing and leather, building materials and ceramics, miscellaneous products. First, sector-based TFP are calculated over a long...

Cooperation within the textile and clothing sector in Sfax (Tunisia) is the object of this paper. The spatial concentration of firms within a Marshallian ?industrial district? enhances external economies and makes cooperation easier. This study sheds some light on the variables that are...