Success and Failure of African Exporters

Success and Failure of African Exporters

Using a novel dataset with transactions level exports data from four African countries (Malawi, Mali, Senegal and Tanzania), this paper uncovers evidence of a high degree of experimentation at the extensive margin associated with low survival rates...

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Main Authors: Cadot, Olivier, Iacovone, Leonardo, Pierola Castro, Martha Denisse, Rauch, Ferdinand
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE SELECTION
AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
BANDWIDTH
BANK LOANS
BANK POLICY
BILATERAL TRADE
BUYER
BUYERS
CAPABILITIES
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CASH FLOW
CD
COLLATERAL
COMPANY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITORS
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONSUMERS
CREDIT CONSTRAINTS
CUSTOMS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUIPMENT
EXPANSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PROMOTION
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EXTERNALITIES
FACE VALUE
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINISHED PRODUCT
FIRMS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN MARKETS
GDP
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATION
IDS
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS
INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LETTERS OF CREDIT
MANUFACTURING
MARGINAL PRODUCTS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET ENTRY COSTS
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
MARKET VALUE
MARKETING
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
MORAL HAZARD
NETWORKS
NEW MARKETS
OPEN ACCESS
OUTSOURCING
PARTY
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIOS
POSITIVE EXTERNALITY
PRICE COMPETITION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
PRODUCT INFORMATION
PRODUCT QUALITY
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC FUNDS
RAW DATA
RELIABILITY
RESULT
RESULTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALE
SALES
SUBSTITUTES
SUNK COSTS
SUPPLIERS
TANGIBLE ASSETS
TAX
TRADE FAIR
TRADE FAIRS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION VOLUMES
TRUST FUND
TURNOVER
VALUE CHAIN
VOLATILITY
WEB
WORLD TRADE
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110511084559
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3419

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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110511084559
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3419

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