L'industrialisation par amélioration des infrastructures/technologies et attraction des investissements directs étrangers : cas de la zone franc

Kuikeu, Oscar (2012): L'industrialisation par amélioration des infrastructures/technologies et attraction des investissements directs étrangers : cas de la zone franc.

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to know if infrastructures/technology and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) can be consider like a cause of sub Saharan African export’s dependence against raw materials, and, for this purpose, we have assessed, in panel data, the effect of infrastructures/technology and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in cfa farnc zone on her manufactured exports.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: infrastructure/technology, foreign direct investment and manufactured exports : cfa franc zone case
• Language: French
• Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa, cfa franc, business technology, foreign direct investment, panel data
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F10 - General; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C23 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F21 - International Investment ; Long-Term Capital Movements

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