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Does Africa Really Benefit from Trade?

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Matthias Busse () (Hamburg Institue of International Economics (HWWA))
José Luis Groizard () (Universitat de les Illes Balears)

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We empirically analyse the impact of trade on income levels in the sub-Saharan Africa countries. The results indicate that the linkage between both variables is negative for these countries. This outcome may explain the negative sign of the Africa dummy in income (or growth) regressions.

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Paper provided by Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departament d'Economía Aplicada in its series DEA Working Papers with number 21.

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Keywords: Trade; Income Levels; Sub-Saharan Africa.;

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F1 - International Economics - - Trade
O24 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy
O40 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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