An investigation of the relationship between productivity growth and exporting is vital to understand whether productivity-enhancing policies or those export promotion are more adequate for economic progress. This article considers 32 activities, in Portugal, from 2006 2017. It found that activities with high levels systematically likelier register higher than less productive ones. result corro...

This paper examines the nexus between export diversification and economic growth in G7 countries how exchange rate volatility affects this relationship. Using data covering from 1995 to 2018, study applies fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) dynamic (DOLS) techniques examine long-run impact of on growth. The results show that significantly enhances countries. Nonetheless, growth-enhan...

Export is one source of foreign exchange earnings for the country. This study analyzes competitiveness Indonesian nutmeg in world market. Measurement was conducted by looking at comparative and competitive advantages products each main markets export comparison with competitors. The analytical method uses Revealed Comparative Advance (RCA) Product Dynamic (EPD) period 2014-2018. analysis result...

The current analysis contributes to the literature on real exchange rate effect of development aid by separating allocated trade sector (Aid for Trade – AfT) from other flows. empirical findings show that higher AfT flows lead a depreciation in recipient economies, while generate an appreciation rate. total works through openness, export product diversification, and inward foreign direct invest...

The current study analyzes the relationship between Sudan's income growth and exports from 1970 to 2020. system of equations using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach has been employed. ARDL results showed that there exists a long-run variables considered in estimated model. researchers observed negative lagged error-correction term coefficient, which is highly significant all cases ...

ABOUT LADDER LADDER is a research project funded by the Policy Research Programme of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) that seeks to identify alternative routes by which the rural poor can climb out of poverty. LADDER is working with nearly 40 villages and 1,200 households in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya to discover the blocking and enabling agencies in the institutio...

This study examines the implications of recent trade trends and long-term price projections for Sub-Saharan Africa’s major exports. Its policy message for Africa is two fold. First, Africa must diversify away from traditional products or continue to experience serious negative trade effects including; (i) declining or relatively low growth in global demand for these goods, (ii) falling real pri...