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Success and Failure of African Exporters

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dc.contributor.authorCadot, Olivier
dc.contributor.authorIacovone, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorPierola Castro, Martha Denisse
dc.contributor.authorRauch, Ferdinand
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:07Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:07Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-01
dc.description.abstractUsing 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 rises with the number of firms exporting the same product to the same destination from the same country, pointing towards the existence of cross-firm synergies. Accordingly the evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that those synergies may be driven by information spillovers. More intuitively and consistently with multi-product firms models, the analysis also finds that firms more diversified in terms of products, but even more in terms of markets, are more likely to be successful and survive beyond the first year.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5657
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3419
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5657
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectBANDWIDTH
dc.subjectBANK LOANS
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBUYER
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCD
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCONFIDENTIALITY
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCREDIT CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORTER
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FINANCE
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFACE VALUE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFINISHED PRODUCT
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectIDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLETTERS OF CREDIT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURE
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectMARKET VALUE
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPARTY
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPORTFOLIOS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectPRICE COMPETITION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectRAW DATA
dc.subjectRELIABILITY
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTES
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTANGIBLE ASSETS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTRADE FAIR
dc.subjectTRADE FAIRS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRUST FUND
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.titleSuccess and Failure of African Exportersen
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
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