Francis Teal
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 701902 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Francis Teal |
| PRENOMES | Francis |
| SOBRENOME | Teal |
| ASSINATURA | TEAL F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Oxford |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1983 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Freshwater and Marine eels in the Pacific and New Zealand
Eels are ubiquitous throughout the Pacific and New Zealand, and offer a rich source of protein and fat. However, bones of eels are rare in archaeological sites. This contrast has been noted several times in archaeological literature, not just in the Pacific, but also in Europe. Explanations for the dearth of bones range from taphonomic processes, the bones are too small, or too fragile, or they preferentially self-destruct because they are rich w…
Empirical Development Economics
Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. This book provides the tools and data that will enable students, researchers and professionals to address that issue. Empirical Development Economics has been designed as a hands-on teaching tool to investigate the causes of poverty. The book begins by introducing the quantitative approach to development economics. Each section…
Technology and Productivity in African Manufacturing Firms
Jobs, skills and incomes in Ghana
On the basis of official statistics, poverty has halved in Ghana over the period from 1991 to 2005. Our objective in this paper is to assess how far this fall was linked to the creation of better paying jobs and the increase in education. We find that earnings rose rapidly in the period from 1998 to 2005, by 64% for men and by 55% for women. While earnings increase rapidly with education, there is no evidence that the increase in earnings that oc…
Who Benefits from Promoting Small Enterprises? Some Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia
Teacher unions, teacher pay and student performance in India
Consumption and welfare in Ghana in the 1990s
In this paper two issues, which have been the subject of much multidisciplinary research, are investigated. The first is whether consumption expenditure can be treated as a measure of welfare. The second is whether larger households can be viewed as richer than smaller ones. These issues are investigated drawing on data for Ghana covering the 1990s. It is argued that while household consumption can act as an opportunity measure of welfare the use…
The Determinants of Survival among African Manufacturing Firms
Recent reforms in many African economies of their trading and exchange rate regimes have eliminated much of the protection that previously limited competition. Despite these reforms, African manufacturing firms remain unsuccessful, particularly in international export markets. In this article we focus on the role of total factor productivity (TFP) in determining whether or not firms can survive in the subsequent period. We use a pooled panel data…
Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting
We use firm-level panel data for the manufacturing sector in four African countries to investigate whether exporting impacts on efficiency, and whether efficient firms self-select into the export market. Based on simultaneous estimation of a production function and an export regression, our preferred results indicate significant efficiency gains from exporting, which can be interpreted as learning by exporting. We show that modelling unobserved h…
Size and efficiency in African manufacturing firms
Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing
This article examines the contractual practices of African manufacturing firms using survey data collected in Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'lvoire, Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Descriptive statistics and econometric results are presented. They show that contractual flexibility is pervasive and that relational contracting is the norm between manufacturers, their suppliers, and their clients. The existence of long‐term relations between firms helps the…
Skills, Investment and Exports from Manufacturing Firms in Africa
It has been argued that Africa will not be able to export manufactures as it lacks the necessary skills. Without an ability to export there will only be an incentive to invest in the sector if domestic demand grows rapidly. Comparative data for four African countries -the Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe -shows that in the early 1990s investment in manufacturing remained very low. The micro evidence on manufacturing exports is wholly consisten…
Real wages and the demand for skilled and unskilled male labour in Ghana's manufacturing sector
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
The Ghanaian manufacturing sector 1991–95
The removal of high levels of protection combined with substantial real devaluations have changed the environment in which Ghanaian manufacturing firms have operated in the 1990s. The changes in output, composition and productivity, which have occurred over this period, are examined in this article. Survey evidence for the growth of the sector is shown to be consistent with data from sales tax returns. Analysis of the panel survey shows that, in …
The Size and Sources of Economic Rents in a Developing Country Manufacturing Labour Market
The potential sources of rent to labor in a developing country urban labor market are considered in this paper. The data set used enables the relative importance of unions, firm size, profitability, ownership, and firm age to be assessed on the basis of cross-section evidence. It is shown that all these factors affect earnings. A panel-data-based estimation of the importance of the profitability term provides strong support for a rent-sharing the…
Foreign Exchange Equivalence and Project Appraisal Procedures
Journal Article Foreign Exchange Equivalence and Project Appraisal Procedures Get access Caroline Dinwiddy, Caroline Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Francis Teal Francis Teal Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 100, Issue 401, 1 June 1990, Pa…
Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints
Journal Article Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints: A Response Get access C. Dinwiddy, C. Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar F. Teal F. Teal Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 99, Issue 396, 1…
Domestic Policies, External Constraints and Economic Development in Nigeria Since 1950
Journal Article DOMESTIC POLICIES, EXTERNAL CONSTRAINTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA SINCE 1950 Get access FRANCIS TEAL FRANCIS TEAL Francis Teal is at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra. This research was undertaken while the author was a lecturer in economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. I am grateful to Maurice Samuel for assistance in collecting data used in the paper. The comments of…
Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints
Journal Article Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints: A Comment Get access Caroline Dinwiddy, Caroline Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Francis Teal Francis Teal Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 97, Issue 386, 1 Ju…
Project Appraisal Procedures and the Evaluation of Foreign Exchange
Different procedures for evaluating foreign exchange have been suggested in the project appraisal manuals of UNIDO and Little and Mirrlees. While it is widely agreed that the manuals differ in their practical procedures, there has been disagreement as to whether they are equivalent in principle. Using a model due to Boadway, we show that the manuals differ in principle. The Little-Mirrlees procedure can be given an interpretation which correctly …
The Foreign Exchange Regime and Growth
Journal Article THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME AND GROWTH: A COMPARISON OF GHANA AND THE IVORY COAST Get access FRANCIS TEAL FRANCIS TEAL The research for this paper was undertaken while the author was a lecturer in economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. A longer version of this paper was presented at the African Studies Association meeting at York, September 1984 and at a conference on Africa and the Market E…
Domestic credit and the balance of payments in Ghana
The relationship between domestic credit creation and the balance of payments for Ghana has been investigated by Franco. We argue that his analysis greatly oversimplifies the policy problem facing the public sector in Ghana. We extend Franco's model (and correct his data) showing that there is no simple way to control either the monetary or the real variables in the economy
The supply of agricultural output in Nigeria, 1950–1974
In Nigeria in the 1970s, due to rising oil revenues, official attention has switched from balance of payments concerns to agricultural policy. We argue that the problems of growth in agriculture pre‐date the oil period and that there is a contrast between the rate of growth of agricultural output in the 1950s and the period after 1960. We argue that food import volume growth has decelerated since 1960 and per capita food supply has fallen between…
Size and efficiency in African manufacturing firms
Teacher unions, teacher pay and student performance in India
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
Real wages and the demand for skilled and unskilled male labour in Ghana's manufacturing sector
The Determinants of Survival among African Manufacturing Firms
Recent reforms in many African economies of their trading and exchange rate regimes have eliminated much of the protection that previously limited competition. Despite these reforms, African manufacturing firms remain unsuccessful, particularly in international export markets. In this article we focus on the role of total factor productivity (TFP) in determining whether or not firms can survive in the subsequent period. We use a pooled panel data…
The Size and Sources of Economic Rents in a Developing Country Manufacturing Labour Market
The potential sources of rent to labor in a developing country urban labor market are considered in this paper. The data set used enables the relative importance of unions, firm size, profitability, ownership, and firm age to be assessed on the basis of cross-section evidence. It is shown that all these factors affect earnings. A panel-data-based estimation of the importance of the profitability term provides strong support for a rent-sharing the…
Domestic Policies, External Constraints and Economic Development in Nigeria Since 1950
Journal Article DOMESTIC POLICIES, EXTERNAL CONSTRAINTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA SINCE 1950 Get access FRANCIS TEAL FRANCIS TEAL Francis Teal is at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra. This research was undertaken while the author was a lecturer in economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. I am grateful to Maurice Samuel for assistance in collecting data used in the paper. The comments of…
Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints
Journal Article Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints: A Comment Get access Caroline Dinwiddy, Caroline Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Francis Teal Francis Teal Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 97, Issue 386, 1 Ju…
Technology and Productivity in African Manufacturing Firms
The supply of agricultural output in Nigeria, 1950–1974
In Nigeria in the 1970s, due to rising oil revenues, official attention has switched from balance of payments concerns to agricultural policy. We argue that the problems of growth in agriculture pre‐date the oil period and that there is a contrast between the rate of growth of agricultural output in the 1950s and the period after 1960. We argue that food import volume growth has decelerated since 1960 and per capita food supply has fallen between…
Domestic credit and the balance of payments in Ghana
The relationship between domestic credit creation and the balance of payments for Ghana has been investigated by Franco. We argue that his analysis greatly oversimplifies the policy problem facing the public sector in Ghana. We extend Franco's model (and correct his data) showing that there is no simple way to control either the monetary or the real variables in the economy
Project Appraisal Procedures and the Evaluation of Foreign Exchange
Different procedures for evaluating foreign exchange have been suggested in the project appraisal manuals of UNIDO and Little and Mirrlees. While it is widely agreed that the manuals differ in their practical procedures, there has been disagreement as to whether they are equivalent in principle. Using a model due to Boadway, we show that the manuals differ in principle. The Little-Mirrlees procedure can be given an interpretation which correctly …
The Foreign Exchange Regime and Growth
Journal Article THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME AND GROWTH: A COMPARISON OF GHANA AND THE IVORY COAST Get access FRANCIS TEAL FRANCIS TEAL The research for this paper was undertaken while the author was a lecturer in economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. A longer version of this paper was presented at the African Studies Association meeting at York, September 1984 and at a conference on Africa and the Market E…
Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints
Journal Article Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints: A Comment Get access Caroline Dinwiddy, Caroline Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Francis Teal Francis Teal Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 97, Issue 386, 1 Ju…
Domestic Policies, External Constraints and Economic Development in Nigeria Since 1950
Journal Article DOMESTIC POLICIES, EXTERNAL CONSTRAINTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA SINCE 1950 Get access FRANCIS TEAL FRANCIS TEAL Francis Teal is at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra. This research was undertaken while the author was a lecturer in economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. I am grateful to Maurice Samuel for assistance in collecting data used in the paper. The comments of…
Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints
Journal Article Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints: A Response Get access C. Dinwiddy, C. Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar F. Teal F. Teal Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 99, Issue 396, 1…
Foreign Exchange Equivalence and Project Appraisal Procedures
Journal Article Foreign Exchange Equivalence and Project Appraisal Procedures Get access Caroline Dinwiddy, Caroline Dinwiddy School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Francis Teal Francis Teal Australian National University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 100, Issue 401, 1 June 1990, Pa…
The Size and Sources of Economic Rents in a Developing Country Manufacturing Labour Market
The potential sources of rent to labor in a developing country urban labor market are considered in this paper. The data set used enables the relative importance of unions, firm size, profitability, ownership, and firm age to be assessed on the basis of cross-section evidence. It is shown that all these factors affect earnings. A panel-data-based estimation of the importance of the profitability term provides strong support for a rent-sharing the…
The Ghanaian manufacturing sector 1991–95
The removal of high levels of protection combined with substantial real devaluations have changed the environment in which Ghanaian manufacturing firms have operated in the 1990s. The changes in output, composition and productivity, which have occurred over this period, are examined in this article. Survey evidence for the growth of the sector is shown to be consistent with data from sales tax returns. Analysis of the panel survey shows that, in …
Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing
This article examines the contractual practices of African manufacturing firms using survey data collected in Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'lvoire, Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Descriptive statistics and econometric results are presented. They show that contractual flexibility is pervasive and that relational contracting is the norm between manufacturers, their suppliers, and their clients. The existence of long‐term relations between firms helps the…
Skills, Investment and Exports from Manufacturing Firms in Africa
It has been argued that Africa will not be able to export manufactures as it lacks the necessary skills. Without an ability to export there will only be an incentive to invest in the sector if domestic demand grows rapidly. Comparative data for four African countries -the Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe -shows that in the early 1990s investment in manufacturing remained very low. The micro evidence on manufacturing exports is wholly consisten…
Real wages and the demand for skilled and unskilled male labour in Ghana's manufacturing sector
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
Size and efficiency in African manufacturing firms
Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting
We use firm-level panel data for the manufacturing sector in four African countries to investigate whether exporting impacts on efficiency, and whether efficient firms self-select into the export market. Based on simultaneous estimation of a production function and an export regression, our preferred results indicate significant efficiency gains from exporting, which can be interpreted as learning by exporting. We show that modelling unobserved h…
Consumption and welfare in Ghana in the 1990s
In this paper two issues, which have been the subject of much multidisciplinary research, are investigated. The first is whether consumption expenditure can be treated as a measure of welfare. The second is whether larger households can be viewed as richer than smaller ones. These issues are investigated drawing on data for Ghana covering the 1990s. It is argued that while household consumption can act as an opportunity measure of welfare the use…
The Determinants of Survival among African Manufacturing Firms
Recent reforms in many African economies of their trading and exchange rate regimes have eliminated much of the protection that previously limited competition. Despite these reforms, African manufacturing firms remain unsuccessful, particularly in international export markets. In this article we focus on the role of total factor productivity (TFP) in determining whether or not firms can survive in the subsequent period. We use a pooled panel data…
Who Benefits from Promoting Small Enterprises? Some Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia
Teacher unions, teacher pay and student performance in India
Jobs, skills and incomes in Ghana
On the basis of official statistics, poverty has halved in Ghana over the period from 1991 to 2005. Our objective in this paper is to assess how far this fall was linked to the creation of better paying jobs and the increase in education. We find that earnings rose rapidly in the period from 1998 to 2005, by 64% for men and by 55% for women. While earnings increase rapidly with education, there is no evidence that the increase in earnings that oc…
Empirical Development Economics
Understanding why so many people across the world are so poor is one of the central intellectual challenges of our time. This book provides the tools and data that will enable students, researchers and professionals to address that issue. Empirical Development Economics has been designed as a hands-on teaching tool to investigate the causes of poverty. The book begins by introducing the quantitative approach to development economics. Each section…
Technology and Productivity in African Manufacturing Firms
Freshwater and Marine eels in the Pacific and New Zealand
Eels are ubiquitous throughout the Pacific and New Zealand, and offer a rich source of protein and fat. However, bones of eels are rare in archaeological sites. This contrast has been noted several times in archaeological literature, not just in the Pacific, but also in Europe. Explanations for the dearth of bones range from taphonomic processes, the bones are too small, or too fragile, or they preferentially self-destruct because they are rich w…
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