Osakwe, Patrick N. (2007): Foreign Aid, Resources and Export Diversification in Africa: A New Test of Existing Theories. Unpublished.
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Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversification of exports in Africa. This paper examines the validity of these popular views using a System-GMM methodology and panel data for African countries. The evidence suggests that aid, the quality of infrastructure, and resource endowments are robust determinants of diversification in Africa. It also suggests that there is no systematic relationship between geography and diversification. Furthermore, there is some evidence that institutional factors are important although it is not robust. Finally, the paper offers recommendations on how to promote export diversification in the region.
| Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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| Institution: | UN Economic Commission for Africa |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Exports; Aid; Diversification; Africa; Endowments |
| Subjects: | O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations; International Trade Organizations F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F35 - Foreign Aid |
| ID Code: | 2228 |
| Deposited By: | Patrick N. Osakwe |
| Deposited On: | 13. Mar 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 07. Nov 2007 02:20 |
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