Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa
We use firm-level data from the World Bank’s Regional Program on Enterprise Development, covering Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania for 1991–2003. Econometric results confirm well-known relationships, such as a positive association between export intensity and TFP, which implies that more producti...
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| author | Bresnahan, Lauren Coxhead, Ian Foltz, Jeremey Mogues, Tewodaj |
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| description | We use firm-level data from the World Bank’s Regional Program on Enterprise Development, covering Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania for 1991–2003. Econometric results confirm well-known relationships, such as a positive association between export intensity and TFP, which implies that more productive firms are more likely to select in to exporting. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1534832025-11-06T07:23:59Z Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa Bresnahan, Lauren Coxhead, Ian Foltz, Jeremey Mogues, Tewodaj trade productivity manufacturing exports trade liberalization We use firm-level data from the World Bank’s Regional Program on Enterprise Development, covering Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania for 1991–2003. Econometric results confirm well-known relationships, such as a positive association between export intensity and TFP, which implies that more productive firms are more likely to select in to exporting. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:22Z 2024-10-01T13:56:22Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153483 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bresnahan, Lauren; Coxhead, Ian; Foltz, Jeremey and Mogues, Tewodaj. 2013. Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1262 Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153483 |
| spellingShingle | trade productivity manufacturing exports trade liberalization Bresnahan, Lauren Coxhead, Ian Foltz, Jeremey Mogues, Tewodaj Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa |
| title | Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa |
| title_full | Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa |
| title_fullStr | Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa |
| title_short | Does freer trade really lead to productivity growth? Evidence from Africa |
| title_sort | does freer trade really lead to productivity growth evidence from africa |
| topic | trade productivity manufacturing exports trade liberalization |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153483 |
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