Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing

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Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing

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Bigsten, A.
Collier, P.
Dercon, S.

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In this paper, we use firm-level panel data for the manufacturing sector in four African countries, to estimate the effect of exporting on efficiency. Measures of firm-level efficiency using stochastic production frontier models are constructed for the period 1992 to 1995.

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Paper provided by Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal- in its series Papers with number 2000-04.

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Date of creation: 2000
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Keywords: EXPORTS ; MANUFACTURES ; AFRICA;

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- Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Habarurema, J. & Oostendorp, R. & Pattillo, C. & Soderbom, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 2000. "Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing," Working Papers Series 2000-16, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

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F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
O55 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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