Beyond Tariffs and Quotas: Why Do African Manufacturers Not Export More?

Africa's export performance has been extremely poor in recent years. Its share of world exports has declined and most countries are highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export earnings. This paper looks at factors that affect the export performance of manufacturing enterprises in eight African countries. In addition to enterprise characteristics (e.g., size, ownership, and education of the manager), policy-related variables also affect exporting. Manufacturing enterprises are less likely to export in countries with restrictive trade and customs regulations and poor customs administration.

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Main Author: Clarke, George R. G.
Format: Journal Article biblioteca
Language:EN
Published: 2009
Subjects:Trade Policy, International Trade Organizations F130, Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140, Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600, Industrialization, Manufacturing and Service Industries, Choice of Technology O140, International Linkages to Development, Role of International Organizations O190, Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy, Factor Movement, Foreign Exchange Policy O240,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5534
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spelling dig-okr-1098655342021-04-23T14:02:22Z Beyond Tariffs and Quotas: Why Do African Manufacturers Not Export More? Clarke, George R. G. Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130 Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600 Industrialization Manufacturing and Service Industries Choice of Technology O140 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy Factor Movement Foreign Exchange Policy O240 Africa's export performance has been extremely poor in recent years. Its share of world exports has declined and most countries are highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export earnings. This paper looks at factors that affect the export performance of manufacturing enterprises in eight African countries. In addition to enterprise characteristics (e.g., size, ownership, and education of the manager), policy-related variables also affect exporting. Manufacturing enterprises are less likely to export in countries with restrictive trade and customs regulations and poor customs administration. 2012-03-30T07:33:18Z 2012-03-30T07:33:18Z 2009 Journal Article Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 1540496X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5534 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Africa
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topic Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
spellingShingle Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
Clarke, George R. G.
Beyond Tariffs and Quotas: Why Do African Manufacturers Not Export More?
description Africa's export performance has been extremely poor in recent years. Its share of world exports has declined and most countries are highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export earnings. This paper looks at factors that affect the export performance of manufacturing enterprises in eight African countries. In addition to enterprise characteristics (e.g., size, ownership, and education of the manager), policy-related variables also affect exporting. Manufacturing enterprises are less likely to export in countries with restrictive trade and customs regulations and poor customs administration.
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Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
Industrialization
Manufacturing and Service Industries
Choice of Technology O140
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
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