This study investigates the drivers of traditional (transport, travel, and government services), modern (financial and insurance, and communication), and composite (total, traditional, and modern) service exports in Kenya. Eight autoregressive and…
The study examined the effects of agricultural trade openness on economic growth in the EAC. We empirically analyzed the issue in five countries from 2000 to 2021. Panel data estimation methods were used in the study. The variables were found to be…
Trade liberalization does not automatically translate into women's economic empowerment. For many years, policy makers have been overlooking the barriers, concerns and opportunities that women face in trade. They have been approaching trade as…
This study investigates how changes in prices caused by the adoption of the East African Community Common External Tariff affected the labor incomes of households in Kenya. Households in rural, urban, and fully urban areas are analyzed. Workers are…
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the Treaty establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement is gender mainstreamed. Specifically, the study investigates how gender related issues are represented in the…
This study investigates the effect of service exports disaggregated into nine categories (transport, travel, construction, government, ICT, personal, cultural and recreational, financial, insurance, and other business services) on the survival of…
This study offers an empirical microlevel analysis of the pass-through effects of the East African Community Common External Tariff on consumer prices in Kenya. Using data from the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Surveys conducted in 2005 and 2015…
This article critically examines the state of trade facilitation in Kenya, highlighting the interplay
between institutional reforms, infrastructure development, and regional integration
commitments. Anchored within the framework of the WTO Trade…
Este capítulo examina la intersección del género y el comercio digital en Costa Rica, El Salvador y Guatemala, basándose en la comprensión de que el desarrollo sostenible en el siglo XXI debe ser humano, equitativo e inclusivo. Explora cómo el…
Este artículo explora el potencial de diversificar la base exportadora de Centroamérica, particularmente en manufactura ligera, agronegocios y turismo, como un camino hacia el crecimiento sostenible y la creación de empleo. Sostiene que estos…