Do agricultural exports enhance agricultural (economic) growth? Lessons from ECOWAS countries

Mamba, Essotanam; Ali, Essossinam

doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2022.10.003

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“…Note that the GVCP is a spatial phenomenon through imitation between firms and interactions between countries through trade, common policies and FDI resulting in CD. The CD between geographically located units also stems from spillover effects and neighbourhood effects (Amidi & Majidi, 2020; Mamba & Ali, 2022). Recent modelling shows that the presence of this dependence in the individual and temporal dimensions of panel data leads to biased and inconsistent estimators (Munir et al, 2020).…”

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Global value chains participation and environmental pollution in developing countries: Does digitalization matter?

Ali

Bataka

Wonyra

et al. 2023

J of Intl Development

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The study analyses the effect of global value chains participation (GVCP) on CO2 emissions and assesses whether digitalization technologies can enhance environmental quality. We use panel data estimation techniques for 112 developing countries over the period 1990–2018. Findings show that the GVCP contributes to environmental degradation. Other factors that increase environmental damage include FDI inflows, industrial value‐added and electricity consumption. However, renewable energy consumption significantly reduces CO2 emissions. Findings show that digitalization is an effective channel in reducing CO2 emissions in the GVCP in developing countries. These findings have important policy implications in exploring the GVCP's development dynamics in upgrading opportunities from digital technologies to reduce environmental pollution and promote sustainable growth in developing economies.

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Global value chains participation and environmental pollution in developing countries: Does digitalization matter?

Ali

Bataka

Wonyra

et al. 2023

J of Intl Development

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“…To mitigate the detected endogeneity while ensuring robust results, we apply the dynamic common correlated effects estimator mean group with instrumental variables (DCCEMG IV) developed by Chudik and Pesaran (2015). As noted by the literature, this approach yields estimations that are more efficient in presence of cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity compared to other methods (Kim 2022;Mamba and Ali 2022). The dynamic specification involves incorporating the lagged dependent variable into Eq.…”

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Revisiting the Classical Theory of Investment: An Empirical Assessment from the European Union

Boundi-Chraki,

Perrotini-Hernández

2024

J. Quant. Econ.

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In alignment with classical investment theory, this study explores the enduring relationships and causal linkages among total private investment, profit rate, unit labour costs, and demand growth within the European Union throughout the period spanning from 1961 to 2019. The empirical approach adopted involves the use of advanced econometric techniques designed to address cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity. As a first stage, we examine stationarity and cointegration by employing second-generation panel unit root and cointegration tests. Subsequently, we estimate long-run equations through estimators intended to control for cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity. As a further step, we use the Dumitrescu-Hurlin procedure to examine potential bidirectional causality between the variables and detect whether there exists endogeneity in the data. Finally, we apply the dynamic common correlated effects estimator mean group with instrumental variables to control for the potential presence of endogeneity. The outcomes of the analysis underscore a positive association between private investment and the profit rate, unit labour costs, and demand growth, thus providing robust empirical support for the classical theory of investment.

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“…From the perspective of export trade, in the process of foreign exports, agricultural trade will intensify market competition, while agricultural exports must adapt to domestic and foreign market demand in order to achieve competitive advantage (Long, 2021;Mamba and Ali, 2022). Agricultural exports also promote the adjustment and upgrading of trade and industrial structures (Sun and Li, 2018), making the industrial structure more rational and thus promoting the improvement of agricultural TFP.…”

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“…Analyzing the theoretical basis, this may be due to the fact that the import competition brought about by the import trade suppresses the incentive of domestic agricultural producers, while the import trade required to meet the domestic market demand affects the innovation and R&D capacity of domestic agricultural development, so the role of agricultural import trade on agricultural TFP in G20 countries is insignificant and negative (Berger et al, 2021). In contrast, export trade does not only obtain direct economic benefits and increase investment in agricultural technology R&D, but also triggers domestic agricultural producers to improve production methods and adjust production scale through indirect "learning effect" and "scale benefit" (Sun and Li, 2018;Mamba and Ali, 2022). Therefore, the agricultural export trade of G20 countries significantly contributes to the growth of agricultural TFP.…”

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“…The State of Agricultural Markets 2020 report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations argues that global trade is one of the cores of the development process that can drive inclusive economic growth and sustainable development and increase resilience to shocks. Agricultural trade, as one of the global trade sectors, can achieve the effective distribution of food resources through cross-border trade, which affects the supply, access, utilization and stability of food (Maasdorp, 1998;Kalimullina and Orlov, 2020). Economic history has shown that total factor productivity (TFP) is a key determinant of economic development and economic growth.…”

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Can agricultural trade improve total factor productivity? Empirical evidence from G20 countries

Wang²,

Zhao³

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Improving agricultural total factor productivity is essential to achieving the high-quality and sustainable development of agriculture. As major global agricultural producers, the G20 countries play an important role in agricultural product trade and development. As such, it is well-positioned to play a positive role in improving agricultural total factor productivity. This paper uses the DEA-Malmquist index method to measure agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) in G20 countries from 2010 to 2019, and analyzes the impact of agricultural trade on TFP using the two-way fixed effects model. It finds that (1) the main source of agricultural TFP growth in G20 countries is technical progress, while the effect of technical efficiency on agricultural TFP is not obvious. (2) Agricultural trade can significantly improve agricultural TFP growth in G20 countries, and the effect is more obvious in developed countries. From the perspective of trade flow, the positive effect of export trade on agricultural TFP is stronger. (3) The institutional environment strengthens the improvement effect of agricultural trade on agricultural TFP. Thus, this study not only provides valuable insight into the relationship between agricultural trade and agricultural productivity, but also offers a strong argument in favor of the formulation of relevant policies to improve agricultural productivity and promote a more sustainable agricultural sector.

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Do agricultural exports enhance agricultural (economic) growth? Lessons from ECOWAS countries

Cited by 16 publications

References 36 publications

Global value chains participation and environmental pollution in developing countries: Does digitalization matter?

Global value chains participation and environmental pollution in developing countries: Does digitalization matter?

Revisiting the Classical Theory of Investment: An Empirical Assessment from the European Union

Can agricultural trade improve total factor productivity? Empirical evidence from G20 countries

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