Exporting, investing and productivity dynamics in African manufacturing
Kilishi A Alka
Abstract:Trade shocks generated by trade policy reform are important for firm productivity. In particular, export opportunities and access to imported intermediate inputs and capital goods can encourage firms to simultaneously export and invest. Using a panel dataset for manufacturing firms in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania, I find strong and robust evidence for learning-by-exporting effect. I also find that firms that simultaneously export and invest have the highest returns to these activities compared with firm… Show more
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