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Trade and development when exports lack diversification : a case study from Malawi / Suresh Chand Persaud, Birgit Gisela Saager Meade.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Persaud, Suresh Chand, 1969-
- Series:
- Economic research report (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; no. 77.
- Economic research report ; no. 77
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tobacco industry--Malawi.
- Tobacco industry.
- Economic development--Malawi--Case studies.
- Economic development.
- Malawi--Economic conditions.
- Malawi.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Case studies
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 36 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Case study from Malawi
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2009]
- Summary:
- Developing countries, particularly those that depend heavily on a small number of agricultural exports, are vulnerable to domestic and international shocks. These countries often have difficulty achieving sustained economic growth. This analysis uses Malawi, a country that earns most of its foreign exchange from tobacco, as a case study of export concentration and heavy exposure to volatility. The econometric results suggest that the decline in Malawi's gross domestic product (GDP) when tobacco exports are falling is almost three times greater than the increase in GDP when exports are rising. Model-based simulations indicate that variability in tobacco exports leads to slower economic growth because GDP falls by a relatively large amount in response to a given decrease in exports, while recovering little during an upswing in exports. Gains in tobacco yield and improvements in marketing efficiency, however, can help buffer Malawi's GDP from variability in export revenues.
- Notes:
- Title from web page (ERS, viewed August 10, 2009).
- "July 2009."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 429904760
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