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given product in a given time period to the average unit value of the same product observed in the same time period). An important implication of the paper by Mattoo and Subramanian is the need for further work aiming to understand how (if at all) learning from exporting takes place. The link between uphill flows and economic growth documented in their study suggests that such learning may occur only for some types of products and export markets—which could explain why the literature on this topic has produced conflicting results.
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