What the Law of Comparative Advantage Misses in Africa: A New Measure of Economic Complexity
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Africa; Comparative Advantage; GDP growth; Economic Complexity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D49 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Other
- F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
- F62 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Macroeconomic Impacts
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