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, consistent with high and middle income country evidence. Consequently, the authors focus on the questions of what determines success and survival beyond the first year and find that survival probability...
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تفاصيل
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2011/5/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS5657
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1
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2011/5/01
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Disclosed
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Success and failure of African exporters
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Finance & Private Sector Development