Do African countries pay more for imports ?

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Using extensive time series information on unit values for homogenous goods, this paper first examines the distribution of import prices paid by developing countries whose trade is highly concentrated with a major exporting country (France), and compares these prices with those paid to France by other countries whose imports come from more diversified sources. The analysis employs correlation and regression tests to account for the influence of other economic and institutional factors such as the degree of market concentration, size of the importing market, or the number of alternative trading contacts on relative prices. The paper closes with an overall assessment of the findings for developing countries'trade and commercial policies and also suggests some lines of related research that appear to have a high priority.
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