Determinants of Primary Commodity Export in Sub-Saharan AFRICA (A Panel Study)
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2007-08
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the papers examines the impfication of demand and supply side factors on SSA primary commodity
Export peifonnance A sample of 21 countries is selected for the period 1995 to 2005, thus forming a
panel data. The simultaneous equation aisequifi6rium version of Goldstein and Kfjian (1978) model
is used for the analysis. In addition to the usual {price and quantity variables, the model is
augmented with policy actions of 60tfi exporting and importing countries. this model is estimated
using both difference generalized method of moments (DGMM) and system generalized method of
moments (SGMM). In addition, the study tests whether the small country assumption fiords true
Using! Brownes’ (1982) specification of the model.
using the first model, we found that the policy choices and actions of the importing countries are
major constraints of the export sector. Although the supply side factors are found to be weak when
Compared with the demand side factors, income and road are found to be significant in explaining
the sectors performance. Taking the small country assumption into consideration, all the domestic
factors are significant in explaining the export performance. In general the results of the study
Indicate that the export sector is inelastic for both the external and internal factors. So we can infer
that, the export of primary commodity is constrained by both the domestic and external factors.
consequently, there is a need to switch to other export earning mechanism and/or to provide enough
attention in alleviating the constraints.
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Determnants, Primary Commodity