Trade facilitation, ICT and manufactured export performance in Tanzania : what is the missing link?; National Workshop, Micro-Level Perspectives of Growth in Tanzania, 3rd December 2008, Dar es Salaam, TZ

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dc.contributor.authorKahyarara, Godius W.
dc.contributor.authorNgasamiaku, Wilhelm M.
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-12T19:51:39Z
dc.date.available2010-03-12T19:51:39Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThe table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright Acten
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on testing the hypothesis that application of ICT at firm level and trade facilitation policies has a causal impact on the quality and quantity of manufactured exports, productivity and investment. The study findings based on production function estimates show a strong positive correlation between unobserved time invariant firm characteristics with the level of application of ICT, exports and productivity performance. The estimates based on GMM confirm a positive correlation between firm productivity and ICT, trade facilitation and exports. However, control for firm fixed effects results suggest a strong positive correlation between unobserved firm fixed effects and both ICT and trade facilitation. Further findings of the study are that, trade facilitation policies measured by government policies on prices, facilities on access to imported raw materials, preferential trade access and overall trade policy changes have significant influences on firm level performance on exports and productivity. Therefore, the potential missing links for the workability of trade facilitation and productivity are access to credit, skilled labour, demand deficiency and trade policy certainty. To halt stagnation of Tanzania manufacturing export and growth, via trade facilitation such firm level factors must be addressed.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (26 p.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/42198
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDept. of Economics, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, TZen
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISESen
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITYen
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESSen
dc.subjectTRADE POLICYen
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATIONen
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTIONen
dc.subjectTANZANIAen
dc.titleTrade facilitation, ICT and manufactured export performance in Tanzania : what is the missing link?; National Workshop, Micro-Level Perspectives of Growth in Tanzania, 3rd December 2008, Dar es Salaam, TZen
dc.typeWorkshop Reporten
idrc.docdelivLink sent to requester : https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA08562253_62en
idrc.dspace.accessLimited Accessen
idrc.project.number103883
idrc.project.titleMicro Level Perspectives on Growth (Tanzania)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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