working paper

Africa's manufacturing puzzle: Evidence from Tanzanian and Ethiopian firms

by Xinshen Diao,
Mia Ellis,
Margaret S. McMillan and
Dani Rodrik
nber working paper | 2021
DOI : https://doi.org/10.3386/w28344
Citation
Diao, Xinshen; Ellis, Mia; McMillan, Margaret S.; and Rodrik, Dani. 2021. Africa's manufacturing puzzle: Evidence from Tanzanian and Ethiopian firms. NBER Working Paper No. 28344. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). https://doi.org/10.3386/w28344

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