Manufacturing Export, ICT Infrastructure and Institutions in ECOWAS Countries

Evans Osabuohien and Uchenna Efobi

No 332524, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: This study empirically examined the relationship between manufacturing export and ICT infrastructural provision, and underscored how institutional quality can influence such relationship using 15 ECOWAS countries (2000-2012). This stemmed from the fact that infrastructural provision in ECOWAS sub-region is low and there is a drive by the regional community to improve infrastructure for enhanced trade outcomes. We used the Systems Generalised Method of Moment-SGMM technique to address possible issues of endogeneity and reverse causality. Our result reveals that the current level of infrastructural provision in ECOWAS countries cannot translate into improved trade benefit. However, institutional development in this region can circumvent this shortcoming. The results are robust with the inclusion of some alternative estimates.

Keywords: International Relations/Trade; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2014
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