In a large cross-country sample of manufacturing establishments drawn from 188 cities, average exports per establishment are smaller for African firms than for businesses in other regions. The authors show that this is mainly because, on average, African firms face more adverse economic geography and operate in poorer institutional settings. Once they control for the quality of institutions and economic geography, what in effect is a negative African...
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2006/06/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS3942
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Market access, supplier access, and Africa's manufactured exports : an analysis of the role of geography and institutions
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foreign market access