Champions Wanted

by Melise Jaud and Caroline Freund

While other emerging regions were thriving, MENA's aggregate export performance over the past two decades has been consistently weak. Using detailed firm-level export data from Customs administrations, this report explains why. One central finding is that the size distribution of MENA's exporting firms is suggestive of a critical weakness at the top. With the exception of the top firm, MENA's elite exporters are smaller and weaker compared to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464804605
• ISBN13: 9781464804601
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"