Boosting African exports by exchange rate?

Booster les exportations africaines par le taux de change ?

Camille da Piedade (), Luc Jacolin () and Patrick Plane ()
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Camille da Piedade: IFC - Société financière internationale (IFC)
Luc Jacolin: Centre de recherche de la Banque de France - Banque de France
Patrick Plane: FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International, CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne

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Abstract: Exports play a fundamental role in the diversification of goods produced and the sectoral development of Africa. Due to the intensity of the global competition, boosting exports remains a major challenge. This article examines how real exchange rate undervaluation can provide a competitive advantage to achieve this goal. Covering 41 African countries between 1995 and 2017, it analyzes growth accelerations (surges) and their econometric determinants among149 primary and manufactured products (four-digit Harmonized System, HS4). Among these observations, 96 episodes of export surges are identified.

Keywords: Afrique; Compétitivité; Taux de change; Accélération de croissance; Commerce; Sous-évaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03-07
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