Explaining cross-country export performance: international linkages and internal geography

Redding, Stephen J. and Venables, Anthony J. (2002) Explaining cross-country export performance: international linkages and internal geography. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP0549). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0753015862

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Abstract

This paper investigates the determinants of countries' export performance looking in particular at the role of international product market linkages. We begin with a novel decomposition of the growth in countries' exports into the contribution from increases in external demand and from improved internal supply-side conditions. Building on the results of this decomposition, we move on to an econometric analysis of the determinants of export performance. Results include the finding that poor external geography, poor internal geography, and poor institutional quality contribute in approximately equal measure to explaining Sub-Saharan Africa's poor export performance.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/discussion...
Additional Information:	© 2002 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F12 - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2007
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:46
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/2173

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