Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa

Domestic Constraints, Firm Characteristics, and Geographical Diversification of Firm-Level Manufacturing Exports in Africa

Using firm-level data on manufacturing sectors in Africa, this paper addresses how domestic supply constraints and other firm characteristics explain the geographical orientation of firms' exports and the overall market diversification of Afri...

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Main Author: Yoshino, Yutaka
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
BANK POLICY
BILATERAL TRADE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
CAPITAL INCREASE
CAPITAL STOCK
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPANY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMERS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFIED MARKETS
DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSES
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ECONOMIC SURVEYS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT COSTS
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT INTENSITY
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT ORIENTATION
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT PROCESSING
EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
EXPORT RATIO
EXPORT STRUCTURE
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TRADE
FACTOR MARKETS
FACTOR PRICE
FIRM SIZE
FIRMS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN MARKETS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
FOREIGN TRADE
GDP
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL EXPORTS
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GROWTH RATE
IMPACT OF TRADE
INCOME
INDUSTRY TRADE
INEFFICIENCY
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
MANUFACTURERS
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL EFFECTS
MARKET DIVERSIFICATION
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET ENTRY COSTS
MARKET ORIENTATION
MARKET SIZE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET STRUCTURES
MARKETING
MICRO-DATA
MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION
MULTINATIONAL
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NETWORK EXTERNALITY
PARENT COMPANIES
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PRICE INDEX
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCT QUALITY
PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
RETAILING
RETURN
SCALE EFFECT
SCALE EFFECTS
SHAREHOLDERS
SIZE OF FIRM
SIZE OF FIRMS
SPECIALIZATION
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUNK COSTS
SUPPLIER
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAINS
TAX
TAX EXEMPTION
TELEPHONE LINE
TOTAL REVENUE
TOTAL SALES
TRADE COSTS
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE LOGISTICS
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
TRADE PARTNERS
TRADE PATTERNS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADING
TRADING COST
TRADING COSTS
TURNOVER
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WESTERN EUROPE
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9123509/domestic-constraints-firm-characteristics-geographical-diversification-firm-level-manufacturing-exports-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6505
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Summary:Using firm-level data on manufacturing sectors in Africa, this paper addresses how domestic supply constraints and other firm characteristics explain the geographical orientation of firms' exports and the overall market diversification of African manufacturing exports. The degree of market diversification, measured by the number of export destinations, is highly correlated with export intensity at the firm level, and both embody strong scale effects. Technological factors, such as new vintage capital and Internet access, which improve production efficiency and lower export costs, show strong effects on the firm-level export intensity. Some qualitative differences exist between Africa's regional exports and exports to the global markets. Foreign ownership is a significant factor in characterizing the intensity of global exports but not regional exports. The technological factors are significant in both cases, but more so in global exports. Public infrastructure constraints, such as inferior power services and customs delays, seem to have more immediate impacts on regional exports in general, implying the relevance of addressing behind-the-border constraints in fostering regional integration in Africa. Customs efficiency does matter for textile exports to the global markets, underscoring the importance of improving trade facilitation in Africa for competitive participation of African producers in global supply chain industries.

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