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Can domestic institutions affect exports and innovation?: Mediation effects of institutional quality on manufacturing sector exports and innovation in developing countriesStudies show that when exports go up, innovation goes up as well. But what is the mediating effect of domestic institutions in the association between exports and innovation?...
Innovation Mediation analysis InstitutionsWorking Paper
Determinants of clove exports in Zanzibar: Implications for policyThis paper analyses factors for the declining trend in clove exports in Zanzibar using time series data that were collected between 1980 and 2020 and analysed using the vector error correction model, complemented with qualitative analysis...
Exports Vector error correction ZanzibarWorking Paper
An assessment of the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on Kenya’s tradeWe examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Kenya’s foreign trade using quarterly trade data for the period 2019 to the second quarter of 2021...
Trade Kenya ExportsSeminar
Samwel J. Kabote and Jires Tunguhole on the determinants of clove exports in ZanzibarSamwel J. Kabote and Jires Tunguhole give a presentation on 10 December at 10-11am (UTC+2) as part of the Sustainable development solutions for Tanzania – strengthening research to achieve SDGs project. The presentation is held as a webinar,...
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Firm and product survival analysis: Evidence from South African tax administrative and products dataEnterprise development, especially expansion into export markets, is essential to create employment and unlock growth potential in many economies, including in sub-Saharan Africa...
Enterprises Survival analysis Firm performanceWorking Paper
Employment effects of joining global production networks: Does domestic value added matter?Is the emphasis placed in trade and industry policy-making in developing countries on the share of domestic value-added (‘value-added ratio’) in exports consistent with the objective of achieving economic development through an export-ori...
global production networks value added ExportsBook Chapter
From manufacturing-led export growth to a twenty-first century inclusive growth strategy: Explaining the demise of a successful growth model and what to do about itFrom the book: Inequality in the Developing World
Stockholm Statement Industrial policy Dynamic comparative advantageWorking Paper
Constraints on the performance and competitiveness of Tanzania’s manufacturing exportsThis study sought to examine the main constraints to manufacturing export competitiveness in Tanzania...
Competitiveness Manufacturing ExportsResearch Brief
How can agro-processing value chains be developed to strengthen regional integration in Southern Africa?Regional integration in Africa has potential for increasing regional trade and contribute towards industrialization and economic development...
Regional integration Agriculture Agro-processingWorking Paper
Economic complexity and structural transformation: the case of MozambiqueMozambique is among the world’s least complex economies. By systematically accounting for both supply- and demand-side factors, we identify new products and sectors that can help to diversify and upgrade its economy...
Economic complexity Trade ExportsWorking Paper
Agro-processing, value chains, and regional integration in Southern AfricaRegional integration in Africa is underway but ongoing progress requires that the gains are widely spread...
Regional integration Agriculture Agro-processingWorking Paper
Exchange rates and firm export performance in South AfricaThis paper uses detailed firm transaction data on manufactured exports to analyse the dilution of the real exchange rate-export relationship in South Africa over the period 2010 to 2014...
Exchange rate Exports South AfricaWorking Paper
Firm-level employment growth in South Africa: The role of innovation and exportsThis paper investigates the effect of innovation on employment growth at the firm level in South Africa. Innovation is typically associated with better export performance at the firm level due to productivity enhancements and new products...
Employment Exports Firm growthWorking Paper
Moving up the copper value chain in Southern AfricaSouthern African countries—mainly Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—account for around a seventh of global production of copper...
Copper Industrialization AgglomerationJournal Article
Effects of Foreign Aid on Income through International TradePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Bilateral aid Exports Free trade