Title:
EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TANZANIA: 1970-2017

Authors:
Ali A. L. Kilindo ,Tanzania

Abstract:
The study investigates the role of Exports in Economic Growth in Tanzania by testing The Export-Led Growth Hypothesis (ELGH). To obtain robust non-spurious regression results Dickey- Fuller (D-F) and Phillips-Peron (PP) Unit Root tests are performed. Further, Johansen Cointegration tests are employed to investigate long-run relationship between export, imports and economic growth. The Johansen test suggests a long run relationship between exports in general and manufactured exports in particular and economic growth. In addition, the ECM model results further support a long-run relationship between exports and economic growth in Tanzania during the period of study in support of the ELGH