The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more “sophisticated …” products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of … country’s export basket. The empirical analysis relates unit values of exports measured at the 4-digit SITC level to data on …

plants exist. The results indicate that divestment is associated with a drop in total factor productivity accompanied by a …