Business environment and comparative advantage in Africa: Evidence from the Investment Climate Data (English)

This paper ties together the macroeconomic and microeconomic evidence on the competitiveness of African manufacturing sectors. The conceptual framework is based on the newer theories that see the evolution of comparative advantage as influenced by the business climate -- a key public good -- and by external economies between clusters of firms entering in related sectors. Macroeconomic data from purchasing power parity (PPP) estimates confirms that...

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Eifert, Benn;

Gelb,Alan Harold;

Ramachandran,Vijaya;
Document Date
2005/02/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
33662
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2005/09/27
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Business environment and comparative advantage in Africa: Evidence from the Investment Climate Data
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Micro

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Eifert, Benn; Gelb,Alan Harold; Ramachandran,Vijaya.

Business environment and comparative advantage in Africa: Evidence from the Investment Climate Data (English). Regional Program on Enterprise Development no. 126 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/577871468201828584

Business environment and comparative advantage in Africa: Evidence from the Investment Climate Data (English)

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