The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature

Kankesu Jayanthakumaran

Economics Working Papers from School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Abstract: Empirical studies that have examined the relationship between trade reforms and manufacturing performance have tended to use productivity growth, export growth and changes in price-cost margins as yardsticks of performance measures. We have examined the available literature for the purpose of drawing some conclusions and have obtained mixed results.

Keywords: trade reforms; trade liberalisation; manufacturing sector; developing countries; literature survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2002
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