Protection and Export Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dean DeRosa

No 1990/083, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper examines the extent and structure of nominal protection in a large sample of Sub-Saharan countries, and provides estimates of the effects of this protection on the exports of these countries. Both tariff rates and the frequency of nontariff barriers are found to be appreciably higher on average in the Sub-Saharan countries than in other developing countries. The empirical estimates, based on simulations of a simple model of trade and real exchange rate adjustment, suggest that protection reduces the value of the sample countries’ exports (relative to baseline levels) by between 15 and 33 percent per annum, and inhibits export diversification.

Keywords: WP; economic growth; export performance; foreign exchange; exchange rate; import demand; price elasticity; administered protection system; export supply; import control; import restriction; NTB protection; b. nontariff barriers; administered import; targeted imports; administered protection in Sub-Saharan Africa; control measure; import elasticity; Imports; Exports; Tariffs; Trade barriers; Trade policy; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 1990-09-01
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