Learning-by-exporting versus self-selection: New evidence for 19 sub-Saharan African countries

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 125
Issue: 2
Pages: 212-214

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We examine learning-by-exporting effects of manufacturing and services firms in 19 sub-Saharan African countries. Comparing several outlier-robust estimators, our results provide evidence for positive effects in the manufacturing sector when using the MM estimator, but not in the services sector.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:125:y:2014:i:2:p:212-214
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25