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Constraints on the performance and competitiveness of Tanzania's manufacturing exports

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  • Roseline Misati
  • Kethi Ngoka

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This study sought to examine the main constraints to manufacturing export competitiveness in Tanzania. Using panel data for the period 1997-2018, the study established that supply-side factors dominate demand-side factors in explaining manufacturing export competitiveness. Specifically, the results revealed that foreign direct investment and tariffs have a negative and significant effect on export competitiveness in Tanzania, while infrastructure, total investment, labour productivity, and high institutional quality enhance manufactured exports.

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  • Roseline Misati & Kethi Ngoka, 2021. "Constraints on the performance and competitiveness of Tanzania's manufacturing exports," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-35, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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