Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589066670.058
ISBN: 9781589066670
What is the impact on trade in sub-Saharan Africa of the recent rapid growth in China and other Asian countries, and the associated commodity price boom? This paper looks at how trading patterns (both destinations...
Volume/Issue: 1995/9
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Sayuri Shirai
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
1995
ISBN: 9781451842562
Using the international input-output tables between Japan and five Pacific Basin countries (Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand) for the years 1975 and 1985, the paper examines the trade structure i...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
Sub-Saharan Africa’s share in global trade (exports plus imports) has declined from about 4 percent in 1970 to about 2 percent at present (Figure 1). This long-term decline is traceable to such factors as ma...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
Trade Patterns by Destination
The share of sub-Saharan Africa’s exports to developing countries has more than doubled since 1990. As Asia industrializes, its demand for natural resou...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
The analysis uses UN Comtrade data on sub-Saharan African merchandise (physical goods) exports, as reflected in imports to the reporting country under Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revis...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
Table A1.
Export Shares of Major Product Categories, 1995 and 2005
(In percent, ranked by 2005 shares)...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
Many studies have investigated whether regions or countries undertrade or overtrade relative to a benchmark model of trade flows.
18
Gravity models are commonly used for setting t...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
Evidence indicates that sub-Saharan Africa is performing below its export potential. Its export growth derives both from fuels and manufactures, but manufactures are confined to a few resource-based products...
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Kevin Carey
, and
Ulrich Jacoby
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
October
2007
ISBN: 9781589066670
What is the impact on trade in sub-Saharan Africa of the recent rapid growth in China and other Asian countries, and the associated commodity price boom? This paper looks at how trading patterns (both destinations...
Volume/Issue: 1995/9
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Sayuri Shirai
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
1995
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451842562.001
ISBN: 9781451842562
Using the international input-output tables between Japan and five Pacific Basin countries (Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand) for the years 1975 and 1985, the paper examines the trade structure i...