Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa

Lauren Bresnahan, Ian Coxhead, Jeremy Foltz and Tewodaj Mogues ()

No 1262, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: We use firm-level data from the World Bank’s Regional Program on Enterprise Development, covering Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania for 1991–2003. Econometric results confirm well-known relationships, such as a positive association between export intensity and TFP, which implies that more productive firms are more likely to select in to exporting.

Keywords: trade; productivity; manufacturing; exports; trade liberalization; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Journal Article: Does Freer Trade Really Lead to Productivity Growth? Evidence from Africa (2016)
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