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Skills, Investment and Exports from Manufacturing Firms in Africa

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M. Söderbaum
F. Teal

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It has been argued that Africa will not be able to export manufactures as it lacks the necessary skills. This study uses panel data from Ghana to ask how skills have impacted on manufacturing investment and exports in the 1990s. Two dimensions of skills are defined and measure. The first is that observable in the education and experience of the workforce. The second is the underlying efficiency with which the firm operates. The latter is shown to be a significant determinant of both investment and exports. These exports are relatively capital intensive; unskilled labour-intensive exports remain negligible. Possible reasons for these outcomes are discussed.

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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal The Journal of Development Studies.

Volume (Year): 37 (2000)
Issue (Month): 2 (December)
Pages: 13-43
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Keywords: Investments; Exports; Manufacturing Firms; Skills; Africa; Ghana;

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  1. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fachamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Mans Soderbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeuf, 2004. "Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?," Development and Comp Systems 0409071, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Pratap, Sangeeta & Quintin, Erwan, 2006. "The Informal Sector in Developing Countries: Output, Assets and Employment," Working Papers RP2006/130, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER). [Downloadable!]
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  4. Shyamal Chowdhury & Susanna Wolf, 2004. "Use of ICTs and the Economic Performance of SMEs in East Africa," Microeconomics 0408004, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Shyamal K. Chowdhury, 2006. "Investments in ICT-capital and economic performance of small and medium scale enterprises in East Africa," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(4), pages 533-552. [Downloadable!]
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