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| Matthias Busse and José Luis Groizard |
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| ''Does Africa Really Benefit from Trade?'' |
| ( 2007, Vol. 6 No.1 ) |
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| We empirically analyse the impact of trade on income levels in sub-Saharan African countries. The results indicate that the linkage between these two variables is negative for these countries. This outcome may explain the negative sign of the Africa dummy in income (or growth) regressions. |
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| Keywords: Income Levels |
JEL: F1 - Trade: General
O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Nov 27 2006 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jan 23 2007 |
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