More than copper: toward the diversification and stabilization of Zambian exports (English)

This paper analyzes Zambian export patterns using a new transaction-level trade data set for the period 1999-2011. The data show that, in international comparison, Zambian exports are exceptionally concentrated (on mining products). This reliance has been increasing in recent years. Zambia's exports are also characterized by a high level of churning of firms and products. Multivariate models of survival probabilities suggest that exchange rate volatility...

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Brulhart,Marius;

Dihel,Nora Carina;

Kukenova,Madina;
Document Date
2015/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7151
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Zambia,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/01/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
More than copper: toward the diversification and stabilization of Zambian exports
Keywords
lack of transparency and predictability

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Brulhart,Marius; Dihel,Nora Carina; Kukenova,Madina.

More than copper: toward the diversification and stabilization of Zambian exports (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 7151 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/105561468328592503

More than copper: toward the diversification and stabilization of Zambian exports (English)

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