Export Orientation and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Analysis of firm-level panel data from three sub-Saharan African economies shows that exporting manufacturers have a total factor productivity premium of 11-28 percent. The data do not allow testing of whether these premiums are caused by selection of more efficient producers into exporting or by le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pattillo, Catherine
Other Authors: Mengistae, Taye
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/089
Online Access:Full text available on IMF