Effects of Trade Openness on Economic Growth: The Case of African Countries
| dc.creator | Yeboah, Osei-Agyeman | |
| dc.creator | Naanwaab, Cephas B. | |
| dc.creator | Saleem, Shaik | |
| dc.creator | Akuffo, Akua S. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T17:41:39Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:54:36Z | |
| dc.description | The relationship between trade and productivity has not been established theoretically. Some researchers have indeed found some, if not complete, support for the view that increasing openness has a positive impact on productivity. This study used a Cobb-Douglas production function as in Miller and Upadhyay (2000) to estimate the impact of FDI, exchange rate, capital-labor ratio and trade openness on GDP for 38 African countries from 1980 to 2008. Data were transformed to natural logs and estimated using alternative panel models; which included one- or-two-way fixed or random effects models. The results found trade openness having a positive relationship with GDP; which is comparable to findings of Ahmed et al.; (2008). | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.119795 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119795/files/Yeboah_Saleem_Naanwaab_Akuffo-SAEA%202012%20II32.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119795 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/569911 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119795 | |
| dc.title | Effects of Trade Openness on Economic Growth: The Case of African Countries | |
| dc.type | Text |