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Determinants Of Manufacturing Sector Size In Sub-Saharan Africa (Determinanty Veľkosti Spracovateľského Priemyslu V Subsaharskej Afrike)

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  • Jiri Sejkora

    (Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague)

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Sub-Saharan economies need structural changes that would enhance their productivity. In this regard, industrialization plays a key role. Using ordinary least squares regression analysis, the aim of this study is to test whether the general determinants of industrialization identified in previous studies explain variation in manufacturing share in GDP in sub-Saharan economies. The results indicate that manufacturing sector is larger in countries that pursue trade openness policies, are relatively less dependent on natural resources rents and have larger domestic markets. However, trade openness loses its statistical significance in a robustness check. (Subsaharské ekonomiky potřebují strukturální změny, které přinesou nárůst produktivity práce. V tomto ohledu hraje klíčovou úlohu industrializace. Cílem práce je s využitím regresní analýzy pomocí metody nejmenších čtverců otestovat, zdali obecné determinanty industrializace nalezené ve starších publikacích vysvětlují variabilitu velikosti zpracovatelského průmyslu v subsaharských ekonomikách. Výsledky ukazují, že zpracovatelský sektor je větší v zemích, které jsou otevřenější mezinárodnímu obchodu, jsou relativně méně závislé na rentách z těžby nerostného bohatství a mají větší domácí trh. Otevřenost mezinárodnímu obchodu však ztrácí statistickou významnost při kontrole robustnosti.)

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  • Jiri Sejkora, 2014. "Determinants Of Manufacturing Sector Size In Sub-Saharan Africa (Determinanty Veľkosti Spracovateľského Priemyslu V Subsaharskej Afrike)," Medzinarodne vztahy (Journal of International Relations), Ekonomická univerzita, Fakulta medzinárodných vzťahov, vol. 12(4), pages 301-317.
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    Keywords

    industrialization; manufacturing; sub-Saharan Africa;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy

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