Pathways to African Export Sustainability

This report provides tentative leads toward such policy prescriptions, based on an overview of the empirical evidence. Chapter one sets the stage by putting Africa's export-survival performance into perspective and proposing a framework that w...

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Main Authors: Brenton, Paul, Cadot, Olivier, Pierola, Martha Denisse
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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GDP
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16489243/pathways-african-export-sustainability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9380
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topic ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL SECTOR
ARABLE LAND
ARBITRAGE
BENEFICIARY
BILATERAL TRADE
BROKERS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CALL OPTION
CAPITAL INTENSITIES
CAPITAL INTENSITY
CAPITAL PER WORKER
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMON MARKET
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE INDEX
COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSUMERS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
CUSTOMS UNION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DOLLAR VALUE
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMISTS
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPORT BASE
EXPORT COSTS
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT SHARES
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORT VOLUMES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTREME POVERTY
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN BUYERS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN MARKET
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FUTURE GROWTH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY VARIABLES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOME CURRENCY
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPORT PRICES
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
IRREVERSIBILITY
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIQUID MARKETS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRY
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
MARKET STRUCTURE
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY FUND
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW MARKETS
NEW PRODUCTS
OIL
OPTION VALUE
OUTPUT
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE COMPETITION
PRICE DIFFERENCES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
PURCHASING POWER
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
REGIONALISM
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
REGULATORY REGIMES
REPUTATION
RULES OF ORIGIN
SMALL COUNTRIES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STOCKS
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF BARRIERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DATA
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE PROMOTION
TRADE REFORM
TRADE RELATIONSHIPS
TRADE VALUES
TRADES
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRUST FUND
TURNOVER
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
VARIABLE COSTS
VOLATILITY
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
spellingShingle ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL SECTOR
ARABLE LAND
ARBITRAGE
BENEFICIARY
BILATERAL TRADE
BROKERS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CALL OPTION
CAPITAL INTENSITIES
CAPITAL INTENSITY
CAPITAL PER WORKER
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMON MARKET
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE INDEX
COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
CONSUMERS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
CUSTOMS UNION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DOLLAR VALUE
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMISTS
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPORT BASE
EXPORT COSTS
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT SHARES
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORT VOLUMES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTREME POVERTY
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN BUYERS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN MARKET
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FUTURE GROWTH
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY VARIABLES
HOME COUNTRIES
HOME CURRENCY
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPORT PRICES
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVENTORY
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
IRREVERSIBILITY
LABOR FORCE
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCIES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIQUID MARKETS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME COUNTRY
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
MARKET STRUCTURE
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY FUND
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW MARKETS
NEW PRODUCTS
OIL
OPTION VALUE
OUTPUT
OVERVALUATION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POWER PARITY
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE COMPETITION
PRICE DIFFERENCES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
PURCHASING POWER
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
REGIONALISM
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
REGULATORY REGIMES
REPUTATION
RULES OF ORIGIN
SMALL COUNTRIES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STOCKS
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF BARRIERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DATA
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE PROMOTION
TRADE REFORM
TRADE RELATIONSHIPS
TRADE VALUES
TRADES
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRUST FUND
TURNOVER
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
VARIABLE COSTS
VOLATILITY
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
Brenton, Paul
Cadot, Olivier
Pierola, Martha Denisse
Pathways to African Export Sustainability
geographic_facet Africa
Africa
relation Directions in Development; Trade
description This report provides tentative leads toward such policy prescriptions, based on an overview of the empirical evidence. Chapter one sets the stage by putting Africa's export-survival performance into perspective and proposing a framework that will guide the interpretation of empirical evidence throughout the report. Chapter two covers country-level determinants of export sustainability at origin and destination, including the exporting country's business environment. Chapter three explores some of the firm-level evidence on what drives export sustainability, including uncertainty, incomplete contracts, learning, and networks. Finally, chapter four offers tentative policy implications. The main conclusions from this overview of the causes of Africa's low export sustainability should be taken with caution both because of the complexity of the issue and because of the very fragmentary evidence on which the overview is based. The author should be more cautious in drawing policy implications, as hasty policy prescriptions are the most common trap into which reports of this kind can fall. A first, solid conclusion is that the author needs substantial additional work on the nature and causes of low export survival rates in developing countries to determine the path to high export sustainability.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Brenton, Paul
Cadot, Olivier
Pierola, Martha Denisse
author_facet Brenton, Paul
Cadot, Olivier
Pierola, Martha Denisse
author_sort Brenton, Paul
title Pathways to African Export Sustainability
title_short Pathways to African Export Sustainability
title_full Pathways to African Export Sustainability
title_fullStr Pathways to African Export Sustainability
title_full_unstemmed Pathways to African Export Sustainability
title_sort pathways to african export sustainability
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16489243/pathways-african-export-sustainability
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9380
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spelling okr-10986-93802021-04-23T14:02:45Z Pathways to African Export Sustainability Brenton, Paul Cadot, Olivier Pierola, Martha Denisse ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL SECTOR ARABLE LAND ARBITRAGE BENEFICIARY BILATERAL TRADE BROKERS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CALL OPTION CAPITAL INTENSITIES CAPITAL INTENSITY CAPITAL PER WORKER COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMON MARKET COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE INDEX COMPARATIVE DISADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONSUMERS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS CUSTOMS UNION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOLLAR VALUE DOMESTIC MARKETS DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPECTED RETURN EXPECTED RETURNS EXPORT BASE EXPORT COSTS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT SHARE EXPORT SHARES EXPORT STRUCTURE EXPORT VOLUMES EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FIXED COSTS FOREIGN BUYERS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN MARKET FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FUTURE GROWTH GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE GRAVITY EQUATION GRAVITY VARIABLES HOME COUNTRIES HOME CURRENCY HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT PRICES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE IRREVERSIBILITY LABOR FORCE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIQUID MARKETS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET ENVIRONMENT MARKET STRUCTURE MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY FUND NATURAL RESOURCES NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS OIL OPTION VALUE OUTPUT OVERVALUATION PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION DYNAMICS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIOS POSITIVE COEFFICIENT POWER PARITY PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT PRESENT VALUE PRICE COMPETITION PRICE DIFFERENCES PRODUCERS PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION PURCHASING POWER REGIONAL DUMMIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION REGIONALISM REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORY REGIMES REPUTATION RULES OF ORIGIN SMALL COUNTRIES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STOCKS SUNK COSTS TARIFF BARRIERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROMOTION TRADE REFORM TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADE VALUES TRADES TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSPORT COSTS TRUST FUND TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNSKILLED LABOR VARIABLE COSTS VOLATILITY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE This report provides tentative leads toward such policy prescriptions, based on an overview of the empirical evidence. Chapter one sets the stage by putting Africa's export-survival performance into perspective and proposing a framework that will guide the interpretation of empirical evidence throughout the report. Chapter two covers country-level determinants of export sustainability at origin and destination, including the exporting country's business environment. Chapter three explores some of the firm-level evidence on what drives export sustainability, including uncertainty, incomplete contracts, learning, and networks. Finally, chapter four offers tentative policy implications. The main conclusions from this overview of the causes of Africa's low export sustainability should be taken with caution both because of the complexity of the issue and because of the very fragmentary evidence on which the overview is based. The author should be more cautious in drawing policy implications, as hasty policy prescriptions are the most common trap into which reports of this kind can fall. A first, solid conclusion is that the author needs substantial additional work on the nature and causes of low export survival rates in developing countries to determine the path to high export sustainability. 2012-07-31T14:43:49Z 2012-07-31T14:43:49Z 2012-07-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16489243/pathways-african-export-sustainability 978-0-8213-9559-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9380 English Directions in Development; Trade CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Africa