Does Africa Really Benefit from Trade?

Matthias Busse and José Groizard

No 21, DEA Working Papers from Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departament d'Economía Aplicada

Abstract: We empirically analyse the impact of trade on income levels in the sub-Saharan Africa countries. The results indicate that the linkage between both variables is negative for these countries. This outcome may explain the negative sign of the Africa dummy in income (or growth) regressions.

Keywords: Trade; Income Levels; Sub-Saharan Africa. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 O24 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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