Learning-by-Exporting Versus Self-Selection: New Evidence for 19 Sub-Saharan African Countries

N. Foster-McGregor; A. Isaksson; F. Kaulich

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2014.09.011

Learning-by-Exporting Versus Self-Selection: New Evidence for 19 Sub-Saharan African Countries

N. Foster-McGregor, A. Isaksson, F. Kaulich^*

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Abstract

We examine learning-by-exporting effects of manufacturing and services firms in 19 sub-Saharan African countries. Comparing several outlier-robust estimators, our results provide evidence for positive effects in the manufacturing sector when using the MM estimator, but not in the services sector.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-214
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	125
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.09.011
Publication status	Published - Nov 2014

Keywords

Trade
Productivity
Learning by exporting
Sub-Saharan Africa
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
PRODUCTIVITY
PERFORMANCE
REGRESSION
CAUSAL
TRADE

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