Determinants of Export Participation in East African Manufacturing Firms

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dc.contributor.authorNiringiye, Aggrey
dc.contributor.authorLuvanda, Eliab
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Shitundu
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-19T13:07:59Z
dc.date.available2016-07-19T13:07:59Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe main objective of this study was to analyze the determinants of export participation of agricultural manufacturing firms in East Africa. In order for East African agricultural manufacturing firms to achieve global competitiveness, they need to have an indication of the factors that influence their export participation. Regression results using probit estimation procedure indicate that capital, foreign ownership and training in Uganda, average education, location in Nakuru and proportion of unskilled workers in Kenya, and firm size and location in Arusha and Mwanza in Tanzania, positively influences export participation of agricultural manufacturing firms. To promote exports, Tanzania should design strategies to grow small firms into large ones using measures such as loan guarantee schemes for small and medium firms, tax holidays for joint ventures and mergers, etc. The Ugandan government should also provide incentives for capital imports such as maintaining the current zero rating of capital imports. Lastly, Ugandan government should design strategies aimed at attracting foreign direct investment, such as improving economic productivity through the provision of infrastructure and labour force training.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAggrey, N., Timothy, L., Paul, O. and Darlison, K., 2010. Determinants of Export Participation in East African Agricultural Manufacturing Firms. Current Research Journal of Economic Theory, 2(3), pp.112-118.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2042-485X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3340
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCapitalen_US
dc.subjectExporten_US
dc.subjectManufacturingen_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.subjectSizeen_US
dc.subjectTrainingen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of Export Participation in East African Manufacturing Firmsen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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