What drives national efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa

被引：15
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作者：
Danquah, Michael [1 ]
Ouattara, Bazoumana [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Ghana, Dept Econ, Legon, Accra, Ghana
[2] Univ Manchester, IDPM, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
来源：
ECONOMIC MODELLING | 2015年 / 44卷
关键词：
National efficiency; Stochastic frontier model; Sub-Saharan Africa; AGGREGATE PRODUCTION FUNCTION; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; GROWTH; TRADE; INEFFICIENCY; INVESTMENT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.econmod.2014.10.019
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
In this paper, we use stochastic frontier analysis to examine whether differences in the transfer and absorption of technology help to explain cross-country differences in national efficiency levels in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1970-2010. We find that trade policy on openness, machinery imports, stock of R&D, landlockedness and quality of institutions play a significant and quantitatively important role in explaining the differences in efficiency scores in SSA. Human capital, however, has an insignificant effect on efficiency. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：171 / 179
页数：9
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