UNU Policy Brief Number 5, 2007
Naudé, Wim and Matthee, Marianne (2007). UNU Policy Brief Number 5, 2007. Policy Briefs. United Nations University.
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Sub-type Policy brief Author Naudé, Wim
Matthee, MarianneTitle UNU Policy Brief Number 5, 2007 Series Title Policy Briefs Publication Date 2007 Place of Publication Finland Publisher United Nations University Pages VIII, 8 Language eng Abstract The success of Africa’s exports, as well as its spatial development, depends on lowering transport costs. In this Policy Brief, we address a number of pertinent questions on transport costs in Africa, such as ‘what are transport costs?’, ‘do transport costs matter for trade?’, ‘how important are transport costs in practice?’, and ‘why are Africa’s transport costs so high?’ We present case study of the firm location decisions of exporters in South Africa to illustrate the significance in particular of domestic transport costs for manufactured exports. The message from this Policy Brief is that Africa’s international transport costs are significantly higher than that of other regions, and its domestic transport costs could be just as significant. Moreover, we show how domestic transport costs influence the location, the quantity, and the diversity of manufactured exports. Various policy options to reduce transport costs in Africa are discussed. UNBIS Thesaurus TRANSPORT POLICY AND PLANNING
AFRICA
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNIIONSCopyright Holder United Nations University Copyright Year 2007 Copyright type All rights reserved ISSN 18148026 ISBN 9789280830415 -
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