Date: 2014
Type: Article
Impact of South-South FDI and trade on the export upgrading of African economies
World development, 2014, Vol. 64, pp. 1-17[Global Governance Programme], [Global Economics]
AMIGHINI, Alessia, SANFILIPPO, Marco, Impact of South-South FDI and trade on the export upgrading of African economies, World development, 2014, Vol. 64, pp. 1-17[Global Governance Programme], [Global Economics] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/33903
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We explore the impact of FDI and imports on the upgrading of African exports. We find that South South flows impact differently from North South ones on the ability of recipients to absorb the positive spillovers. Results support the view that South South integration has a strong potential for accelerating structural transformation in the continent. South South FDI foster diversification in key low-tech industries such as agro-industry and textiles, and raise the average quality of manufacturing exports, while importing from the South increases the ability to expand the variety of manufactured exports and to introduce more advanced goods in less-diversified economies.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/33903
Full-text via DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.05.021
ISSN: 0305-750X
Series/Number: [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]
Publisher: Pergamon Press
Keyword(s): South-south FDL South-south trade Export diversification Export upgrading Africa Foreign direct investment Sub-Saharan Africa Diversification Growth Quality Spillovers Variety Matters World
Other topic(s): Economic development Trade, investment and international cooperation
Initial version: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/28258
Version: Published version of EUI RSCAS WP 2013/75 Global Governance Programme-68
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