The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature

Authors

Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, University of WollongongFollow

Publication Date

January 2002

Publication Details

Jayanthakumaran, K, The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature, Working Paper 02-07, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong, 2002.

Recommended Citation

Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu, The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Manufacturing Sector Performance in Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong, 2002.
https://ro.uow.edu.au/commwkpapers/53

Abstract

Empirical studies that have examined the relationship between trade reforms and manufacturing performance have tended to use productivity growth, export growth and changes in price-cost margins as yardsticks of performance measures. We have examined the available literature for the purpose of drawing some conclusions and have obtained mixed results.