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Boosting African exports by exchange rate?
[Booster les exportations africaines par le taux de change ?]

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  • Camille da Piedade

    (IFC - Société financière internationale (IFC))

  • Luc Jacolin

    (Centre de recherche de la Banque de France - Banque de France)

  • Patrick Plane

    (FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International, CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne)

Abstract

Exports play a fundamental role in the diversification of goods produced and the sectoral development of Africa. Due to the intensity of the global competition, boosting exports remains a major challenge. This article examines how real exchange rate undervaluation can provide a competitive advantage to achieve this goal. Covering 41 African countries between 1995 and 2017, it analyzes growth accelerations (surges) and their econometric determinants among149 primary and manufactured products (four-digit Harmonized System, HS4). Among these observations, 96 episodes of export surges are identified.

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  • Camille da Piedade & Luc Jacolin & Patrick Plane, 2025. "Boosting African exports by exchange rate? [Booster les exportations africaines par le taux de change ?]," Post-Print hal-05088988, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05088988
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