Africa's Oil Abundance and External Competitiveness : Do Institutions Matter?.

Africa's Oil Abundance and External Competitiveness : Do Institutions Matter?.

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Main Author: Qureshi, Mahvash Saeed (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, July 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers.
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Econometric models.
Competition > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Econometric models.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Economic conditions > Econometric models.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction; II. Oil Abundance: Blessing or Curse?; A. Africa's Oil Riches and Competitiveness; III. Measuring Competitiveness; A. Export Performance; Figures; 1. Growth in Total and Oil Export Volume, 1970-2006; 2. Share of Oil Exports in Total Exports and GDP, 1970-2006; B. Export Structure and Diversification; Tables; 1. Export Structure by Product Category, 1970-2005; 3. Share in World Exports, 1970-2006; 2. Product Categories with Revealed Comparative Advantage, 1970-2005; 3. Sectoral Distribution of Revealed Comparative Advantage, 2005.
  • 4. Export Structure and Concentration, 1970-2005C. Productivity, Infrastructure, and Human Capital; 5. World Share of Nonfuel Merchandise Exports, 1970-2005; 6. Real GDP and Non-oil GDP per Capita (US thousands), 1970-2006; 4. ICT and Transport Infrastructure Indicators for Selected Economies, 2005; D. Institutional Quality; 5. OPAC Human Development Indicators, 2005; 7. DBI Ranking for OPAC and Selected Economies, 2007; 8. WGI for OPAC and Selected Economies, 1998-2006; 9. GCI Rankings for Selected Economies, 2006; IV. Institutional Quality and Export Competitiveness.
  • 10. Oil Abundance and Non-oil ExportsA. Methodology; B. Data Issues; C. Results; D. Sensitivity Analysis; 6. Institutions and Real Non-oil Exports: Estimates for the World Sample; 7. Institutions and Real Non-oil Exports: Estimates for Sub-Saharan Africa; V. Conclusion and Policy Implications; 8. Estimates for Countries with Low and High Institutional Quality; References; Appendixes; A. Macroeconomic Indicators and Export Performance; B. Data Sources and Sensitivity Results.

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