Africa’s manufacturing puzzle: Evidence from Tanzanian and Ethiopian firms
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- Rodrik, Dani & Diao, Xinshen & Ellis, Mia & McMillan, Margaret, 2021. "Africa’s Manufacturing Puzzle: Evidence from Tanzanian and Ethiopian Firms," CEPR Discussion Papers 15650, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Keywords
TANZANIA; EAST AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; manufacturing; growth; productivity; enterprises; firms; labour productivity; labour; technology; innovation; structural transformation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
- O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2021-07-12 (Africa)
- NEP-EFF-2021-07-12 (Efficiency and Productivity)
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