Are Jordan and Tunisia's exports becoming more technologically sophisticated? Analysis using highly disaggregated export databases (English)

There is a growing consensus that what you export matters for growth (see for instance, Haussman and al. 2007 and Krishna and Maloney (2011)). This paper examines whether and to what extent Jordan and Tunisia, the two most globally integrated countries of the Middle East and North Africa region, are moving up the technological ladder. To that effect, we use two highly disaggregated panel export database (products captured at the 11-digit level) and...

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Diop,Ndiame;

Ghali,Sofiane;
Document Date
2012/02/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
67248
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Jordan, Tunisia,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2012/03/02
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Are Jordan and Tunisia's exports becoming more technologically sophisticated? Analysis using highly disaggregated export databases
Keywords
secondary school enrollment rate

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Diop,Ndiame; Ghali,Sofiane.

Are Jordan and Tunisia's exports becoming more technologically sophisticated? Analysis using highly disaggregated export databases (English). Middle East and North Africa working paper series ; no 54 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/716281468312890526

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