Incentive policies and export performance in sub-Saharan Africa

The paper presents the results of an econometric investigation which shows that exports in general, and agricultural exports in particular, are responsive to price incentives in sub- Saharan Africa. It is further shown that, within sub-Saharan Africa, market-oriented countries generally gained, and...

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Published in:World development 1990-03, Vol.18 (3), p.383-391
Main Author: Balassa, Bela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
AFRICA AL SUR DEL SAHARA
AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA
AFRIQUE AU SUD DU SAHARA
Agricultural Development
Agricultural Policy
Agricultural products
Agriculture
COMERCIO
COMMERCE
Commercial policy
CONCURRENCE SUR LES MARCHES
CONCURRENCIA DE MERCADOS
ECONOMETRIA
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMETRIE
Economic aspects
Economic Development
Export policy
Export-import trade
EXPORTACIONES
EXPORTATION
EXPORTS
INCENTIVES
INCENTIVOS
INCITATION
International trade
MARGE DE DISTRIBUTION
MARGEN DE DISTRIBUCION
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKETING MARGINS
Policymaking
POLITICA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR
POLITIQUE DU COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL
PRECIOS
PRICES
PRIX
Sub Saharan Africa
TRADE
TRADE POLICIES
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Summary:The paper presents the results of an econometric investigation which shows that exports in general, and agricultural exports in particular, are responsive to price incentives in sub- Saharan Africa. It is further shown that, within sub-Saharan Africa, market-oriented countries generally gained, and interventionist countries lost, export market shares. The differences in export performance are even greater if comparisons are made between private market economies and étatist countries in a three-fold classification scheme that puts some countries in an intermediate category.
ISSN:0305-750X
1873-5991
DOI:10.1016/0305-750X(90)90125-H