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SIP/2023/010
IMF Selected Issues Paper
African Department
Fostering Export Diversification in Niger
Prepared by Rasmane Ouedraogo and Tomohide Mineyama*
Authorized for distribution by Costas Christou
December 2022
IMF Selected Issues Papers are prepared by IMF staff as background documentation for periodic consultations with member countries. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on December 6, 2022. This paper is also published separately as IMF Country Report No 2023/029.
ABSTRACT: This selected issue paper investigates the drivers of diversification and explores the potential for fostering diversification in Niger with a focus on horizontal policies. The empirical results from panel regressions indicate that reforms to enhance human capital and the quality of infrastructure, to promote digitalization, to remove barriers to trade and improve governance are likely to yield the largest gains in terms of diversification for Niger.
RECOMMENDED CITATION: Ouedraogo, Rasmane and Tomohide Mineyama. 2022. T Fostering Export Diversification in Niger. IMF Selected Issues Paper SIP/2023/010.
| JEL Classification Numbers: | F13; F14; O11 |
| Keywords: | Export diversification; Horizontal policy; Panel regression |
| Author’s E-Mail Address: | ROuedraogo@imf.org; TMineyama@imf.org |
| JEL Classification Numbers: | F13; F14; O11 |
| Keywords: | Export diversification; Horizontal policy; Panel regression |
| Author’s E-Mail Address: | ROuedraogo@imf.org; TMineyama@imf.org |
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SELECTED ISSUES PAPERS
Fostering Export Diversification in Niger
Niger
We thank Canghao Chen for the excellent research assistance. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.