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African Development Review, Jun 1, 2015

Open Economies Review, Jun 26, 2015

Economics Letters, Nov 1, 2014

Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Jun 16, 2014

Macro policy has changed the real exchange rates for African countries dramatically in the 1990s.... more Macro policy has changed the real exchange rates for African countries dramatically in the 1990s. In this paper the possible impact of macroeconomic policy on firms in the manufacturing sector is considered based on a panel survey of such firms in Cameroon, Kenya, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. The data shows that most large African manufacturing firms do export, but most do not specialize in exporting. An export equation is estimated both for the propensity of the firms to export and the percentage of output exported. It is shown that a stable export function can be estimated for all four countries over the three rounds of the -survey. While there is no evidence that real devaluations have affected a general rise in manufactured exports there is evidence from the surveys of a rise in the percentage of output exported from the Cameroon. Reasons for the lack of a general respo.lse to macro policy are suggested. In the Cameroon large firms did increase their propensity o export. Understanding the links between macro policy and firm performance may require an-understanding of how such policies impact on different types of firms.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Mar 1, 2013

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Nov 1, 2013

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, May 1, 1998

Journal of Development Studies, Nov 12, 2013

Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Mar 1, 1999

This paper describes the world in terms of income and productivity, levels and growth. It shows t... more This paper describes the world in terms of income and productivity, levels and growth. It shows that the world is becoming increasingly unequal, in terms of income per worker, TFP and technical efficiency. Although some developing countries have managed to catch up with the world technology frontier, countries that were poor in 1960 generally stayed poor in 2000. Growth analysis tends to confirm the bleak picture and shows little indication of a forthcoming reversal of income polarization and divergence. Taken together, it appears that in early stages of development, countries rely on factor accumulation for their growth, but as they advance, productivity growth starts to contribute to output growth.

The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1999

... The first is the simplest to observe; there could be a shift in the export equations which wo... more ... The first is the simplest to observe; there could be a shift in the export equations which would appear as significant time dummies in the regressions. One possible explanation for such shifts is the changes in the macro environment described in Section 2 above. ...

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1999

Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000

This paper has not been edited. The authors are staff members of the United Nations

We examine whether foreign-owned firms pay higher wages and have higher employment than domestica... more We examine whether foreign-owned firms pay higher wages and have higher employment than domestically-owned firms using survey data from 19 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and data on both manufacturing and services firms. Our results indicate that foreign-owned firms tend to pay higher average wages than domestically-owned firms conditional on other factors such as firm size and country and sector effects, with the wage premium found to be higher for white-collar workers. Foreign-owned firms are also found to employ more workers, an effect that tends to be larger in manufacturing firms, and for blue-collar workers in manufacturing in particular.

International Productivity Monitor, 2009