Export Barriers and Competitiveness of Developing Economies: The Case of the Ethiopian Leather Footwear Industry

Gebreyohannes Gebreslassie Gebrewahid and Andreas Wald

Journal of African Business, 2017, vol. 18, issue 4, 396-416

Abstract: Export competitiveness is an important success factor for developing economies. However, several barriers can prevent firms from exporting. This study empirically investigates export barriers in the Ethiopian leather footwear industry. We identify 10 conceptually linked barriers that are prevalent in the industry. Whereas some of the export barriers are in line with previous research, we find several new barriers such as logistics and export marketing. On the firm level, we identify different clusters of firms that are facing specific sub-sets of barriers. Depending on cluster membership, management must focus on certain export barriers for increasing competitiveness.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/15228916.2017.1329475

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