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What Do We Know About Namibia's Competitiveness
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Author/Editor: |
Miyajima, Ken |
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July 1, 2007 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: This paper evaluates Namibia's competitiveness using several traditional indicators; it concludes that, while the real effective exchange rate (REER) is in equilibrium at present?suggesting no imminent need for concern?the country may wish to improve its competitiveness by increasing educational attainment, reducing the skills mismatch, and diversifying its exports. Moreover, although Namibia scores relatively well on survey-based major indicators of structural competitiveness, the business environment can be made more conducive to private sector activity.
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Working Paper No. 07/191 |
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Export competitiveness | Namibia | Economic models | Governance |
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Author's keyword(s): |
Autoregressive distributed lag model
| business environment
| competitiveness
| equilibrium real exchange rate
| governance
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July 1, 2007 |
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1934-7073 |
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WPIEA2007191 |
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30 |
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US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00)
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