Integration of African Countries in Regional and Global Value Chains: Static and Dynamic Patterns

Emmanuel Mensah and Johannes Van Biesebroeck

No 18301, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We study the geographic concentration of trade flows of African countries using information on the global input-output structure of trade from the Eora database. Most countries show a similar concentration between close-by vs. long-distance trade in their foreign input sourcing as in their export sales. However, changes over the last two decades indicate that many countries increasingly focus their long-distance trade on only one of these two dimensions. This trend is most pronounced in manufacturing industries with stronger global value chains. In line with the learning-by-exporting hypothesis, export success on distant markets is a leading predictor (Granger causes) of regional export success. Only in light manufacturing do we find some evidence of a reverse pattern, i.e., regional exports preceding global exports.

Date: 2023-07
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