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Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication et exportation des entreprises manufacturières en Afrique Centrale

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  • Ariel Herbert Fambeu
  • Patricia Tchawa Yomi

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Cette étude examine l'effet des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) sur les exportations des entreprises en Afrique Centrale. Nous utilisons les données d'enquêtes de la Banque Mondiale sur les entreprises manufacturières dans 42 pays d'Afrique, afin de faire des comparaisons entre l'Afrique Centrale et d'autres régions d'Afrique. Les estimations proviennent des modèles probit et probit fractionnaire. Les résultats montrent qu'en Afrique Centrale tout comme dans toutes les autres régions d'Afrique, les TIC favorisent la décision d'exporter des entreprises. Toutefois, cet effet positif des TIC est de plus faible ampleur en Afrique Centrale. Par ailleurs, les résultats montrent que les TIC n'ont pas d'effet sur l'intensité d'exportation en Afrique Centrale et en Afrique de l'Est. Ces résultats ont des implications significatives pour les gouvernements qui doivent faciliter l'accès et l'usage optimal des TIC afin de favoriser les exportations des entreprises.

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  • Ariel Herbert Fambeu & Patricia Tchawa Yomi, 2023. "Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication et exportation des entreprises manufacturières en Afrique Centrale," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 35(4), pages 403-415, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:afrdev:v:35:y:2023:i:4:p:403-415
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12718
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