Export structure and economic growth in a developping country: case of Côte d'Ivoire

COULIBALY, Gninlgonakan Romaric and AKIA, Sosthène Alban (2017): Export structure and economic growth in a developping country: case of Côte d'Ivoire.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the interactions between export structure and economic growth in Côte d'Ivoire. To reach this goal, we used a modeling based on the ARDL Bounds test of Pesaran (2001). We arrive at the results on the export basket of Côte d'Ivoire and the index of diversification act negatively on the economic growth both in short and long term. But this diversification seems to be concentrated in some sectors. These results suggest a diversification in the export basket by including other sectors and also a structural transformation of the Ivorian economy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diversification, exports, economic growth, ARDL
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa

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