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Does North-South trade favors training effects : What to learn from trade sophistication links?

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  • Lansana Bangoura

    (CIAPHS/University of Rennes 2 ; CRESE-University of Franche-Comte)

  • Diadié Diaw

    (CIAPHS/University of Rennes 2 ; CREAM/University of Rouen)

  • Karim Barkat

    (CERGAM-CAE/University of Aix-Marseille 3)

Abstract

This work proposes to analyse learning opportunities in North-South trade. Without a direct measure of knowledge transmission, we use export and import sophistications in order to evaluate learning effects for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) and Developing Asian (DA) countries with regard to their trade with the North. We employ panel estimation techniques and a heterogeneous causality analysis to establish the existence of a causal relation between export and import sophistications for a sample of northern countries.

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  • Lansana Bangoura & Diadié Diaw & Karim Barkat, 2013. "Does North-South trade favors training effects : What to learn from trade sophistication links?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 33(4), pages 2763-2777.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-13-00526
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    Keywords

    Productivity; Sophistication; Transmission effects; North-South Trade;
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    JEL classification:

    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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