This thesis examines the determinants of industrialization in sub-Saharan Africancountries. Except for chapter 1, which is the general introduction, the dissertationis organized into two parts: internal and external determinants. The first partincludes two chapters (chapter 1 and chapter 2) and the second part covers threechapters (chapter 3, chapter 4 and chapter 5).Chapter 2 analyzes the empirical effects of production losses arising from poweroutages on employment in manufacturing firms operating in sub-Saharan Africa.The evidence indicates that workers in the production unit are negatively affectedby the output losses experienced by firms during a power outage. Furthermore,unskilled and temporary workers are more vulnerable to production losses due topower outages than skilled workers. In addition, the transaction costs associatedwith the use of generators, beyond a certain threshold, lead firms to lay off employees.Chapter 3 examines the impacts of power outages and exchange rate undervaluationon the movement of manufacturing firms between the domestic and exportmarkets. As electricity shortages become more severe, firms move more towardsthe domestic market at the expense of the export market, while undervaluationleads to the opposite movement. Also, the econometric estimates reveal that theabove-mentioned effects are influenced by some characteristics related to manufacturingfirms and countries.Chapter 4 explores the relationship between remittances and firm capital accumulation,sales, and employment. Findings show that remittances contribute toemployment and capital acquisition in manufacturing firms by nationals. However,remittances reduce manufacturing firms' sales through competitive pressures fromforeign manufactured goods. Heterogeneity tests reveal that the above results areaffected by some firm and country specificities.Chapter 5 provides an empirical study and theoretical discussion of the effects ofindustrial and trade policies on struc