Export Diversification Effects of Aid for Trade in sub-Saharan Africa

Authors

Stein Masunda^*,

Department of Agriculture Economics and Development, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Senga Road, Gweru, Zimbabwe

^*Email: smasunda@gmail.com

DOI

10.2991/jat.k.201203.001How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Export diversification; aid for trade; Hirschman–Herfindahl Index; system GMM; sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This paper uses panel data of 42 sub-Saharan Africa countries from 2005 to 2015 to examine the effect of aid for trade (AfT) on export diversification. The average Hirschman-Herfindahl index measure of 0.77 indicates that the export basket of sub-Saharan African countries is very narrow. This is further supported by the low number of active products lines, about 100 products on average measured at the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) 3-digit level. Empirical results indicate that export diversification in sub-Saharan Africa is enhanced by particularly Af T that is directed toward improving productive capacity.

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© 2020 African Export-Import Bank. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stein Masunda
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/11
TI  - Export Diversification Effects of Aid for Trade in sub-Saharan Africa
JO  - Journal of African Trade
SP  - 29
EP  - 36
VL  - 7
IS  - 1-2
SN  - 2214-8523
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/jat.k.201203.001
DO  - 10.2991/jat.k.201203.001
ID  - Masunda2020
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