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Investment climate, foreign networks and exporting - evidence from Africa

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  • Vlad Manole
  • Mariana Spatareanu

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This paper investigates the impact of investment climate variables and foreign networks on the exporting decisions of African firms. We use data from the World Bank Investment Climate Surveys for over 7000 firms in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries. The results highlight the crucial role of the access to, and the quality of, investment climate characteristics - infrastructure, external finance and telecommunications for Sub-Saharan African firms' exporting propensities. Our results show that improving the investment climate to the level of best performers in the sample will considerably increase the propensity of domestic firms to export. The paper also finds that foreign networks have a significantly positive impact on firms' export propensities.

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  • Vlad Manole & Mariana Spatareanu, 2015. "Investment climate, foreign networks and exporting - evidence from Africa," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(3), pages 349-373, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:irapec:v:29:y:2015:i:3:p:349-373
    DOI: 10.1080/02692171.2014.1001323
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    1. Mara Madaleno & Celeste Amorim Varum & Isabel Horta, 2018. "SMEs Performance and Internationalization: A Traditional Industry Approach," Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF, vol. 19(2), pages 605-624, November.

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