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Author | : Neil Rankin |
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Release | : 2010 |
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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, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa and Nigeria, to investigate the causes of poor exporting performance. We exploit a data set which has a much longer panel dimension than that has been used before to assess the relative importance of self-selection based on efficiency and firm size as determinants of export participation. We show that firm size is a robust determinant of the decision to export. It is not a proxy for efficiency, for capital intensity, for sector or for time-invariant unobservables. In contrast, the evidence for self-selection into exporting is very weak. Finally, our use of a longer run panel than that has been available before has allowed us to separate out the roles of ownership and skills as possible determinants of participation in exporting. We find that both foreign ownership and skills are significant determinants of exporting.
Author | : Neil Rankin |
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Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2005 |
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Author | : Hinh T. Dinh |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2012-08-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0821396323 |
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Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa: An Empirical Analysis sheds light on the characteristics of formal and informal manufacturing firms in Africa by comparing these firms with firms in other regions. Drawing on two data sources, the authors find that there is a very low share of manufacturing in GDP in Africa and in African exports. Most African manufacturing firms are informal, perhaps because the enforcement of registration and licensing regulations is not strict. These firms are also smaller than firms in other regions and few export. Labor productivity is low in Africa relative to other regions, but this may be because of the more challenging environment—with the lack of physical infrastructure, the heavy burden of business regulation, and other issues. However, after accounting for these differences, the authors find that firms in Sub-Saharan Africa appear more, not less, productive than firms elsewhere. This analysis suggests that improving the business environment might allow firms to enhance their performance. However, given the pervasive distortions in the business environment and the limited resources at the disposal of most African countries, Africa cannot and should not wait until the business environment becomes healthier before growing a more viable manufacturing sector. Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa: An Empirical Analysis shows that binding constraints vary by country, by sector, and by firm size. Therefore, countries should identify the constraints in the most promising sectors and adopt policies designed specifically to remove these constraints. The evidence in this book overwhelmingly dispels the false notion of Africa’s inability to compete globally in manufacturing goods. This book will be of interest to economists, policy makers, and government officials working to improve manufacturing firm performance in Africa.
Author | : Ata Mazaheri |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2005-11-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1134425716 |
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The book provides a useful source of greater understanding of African manufacturing firms and the perplexing lack of widespread industrial growth during the post-colonial decades.
Author | : Måns Söderbom |
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Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Economics |
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Examines investment and exports in the manufacturing sector of four sub-Saharan African countries during the 1990s and, based on data for Ghana, investigates how skills have impacted on manufacturing investment and exports. Identifies and measures two dimensions of skills: human capital (education and experience) and the technical efficiency of the firm.
Author | : Tyler Biggs |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780821338070 |
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Urban Management Programme Paper No. 20. Reviews the specific actions that municipalities and city governments may take in contributing to urban poverty reduction. The paper highlights example of issues, options, and constraints that urban governments must address in fighting poverty. It focuses on municipalities and other city-level government entities as a critical institutional level of intervention. Other language editions available: French--Stock No. 13814 (ISBN 0-8213-3814-5); Spanish--Stock No. 13813 (ISBN 0-8213-3813-7).
Author | : Taye Mengistae |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2002-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Analysis of firm-level panel data from three sub-Saharan African economies shows that exporting manufacturers have a total factor productivity premium of 11-28 percent. The data do not allow testing of whether these premiums are caused by selection of more efficient producers into exporting or by learning-by-exporting. By thinking about the mechanisms behind selectivity and learning, however, our finding of higher premiums for direct exporters and exporters to outside Africa could be interpreted as being consistent with learning-by-exporting effects. However, if learning-by-exporting is indeed present in the data, we cannot disentangle its effect on productivity from those of more traditionally recognized channels of international technology diffusion.
Author | : International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2001-08-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Download Policies to Promote Competitiveness in Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
THIS WORK WAS PRODUCED FOLLOWING AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE OECD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN JOHANNESBURG IN NOVEMBER 1998. IT IS PUBLISHED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE'S RESEARCH ON "EMERGING AFRICA" AND PRECEDES A VOLUME OF THAT TITLE, ALSO PUBLISHED IN 2001.
Author | : Richard S. Newfarmer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0198821883 |
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A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
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Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 286 |
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ISBN | : 1457817659 |
Download Sub-Saharan Africa: Factors Affecting Trade Patterns of Selected Industries, Second Annual Report, Inv. 332-477 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle