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AfricaRegion

OfficeoftheChiefEconomist

September2024

PolicyResearchWorkingPaper10896

Abstract

ThispapercontributestothediscussiononAfrica’spath-impactofimportsfromtheGlobalNorthandtheGlobal

waystoeconomictransformationbyexaminingtherolesSouthvariesdependingonthespecificchannelofeco-

oftradepatterns—specifically,South-SouthandNorth-nomictransformation.ImportsfromtheGlobalSouthare

Southtrade—focusingonintermediateandcapitalgoodsmoreinfluentialindrivingstructuralchange,whilethose

sourcedfromboththeGlobalNorthandtheGlobalSouth.fromtheGlobalNortharemoreeffectiveinfacilitating

Thepaperreliesonapaneldatasetcomprising44Africanproductivityconvergence.Thisdivergencehighlightsthe

countriesfrom2000to2022.Toaddressendogeneitycon-distinctrolesthatNorth-SouthandSouth-Southtradeplay

cerns,itusesatwo-stageleastsquaresmethod,employinginAfrica’seconomictransformationagenda.Thefindings