This paper aims to investigate whether exposure to international trade increases the firm’s ability to create jobs, improve its productivity and profitability using a unique Tunisian firm level data set. Several types of firms are considered:…
The main aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of Tunisian trade policy on household welfare. We use the recently released household survey data in combination with estimated tariff pass-through elasticities and wage elasticities obtained…
In this paper we evaluate the extent to which changes in tariffs and in international
prices are transmitted into consumer prices in Tunisia over the period 2000 to 2008. A
pass-through equation is estimated using sectoral panel data at the retail…
The study explores the impact of trade liberalization on export and import growth in Uganda. A number of developing countries have opened up their own economies to take full advantage of the resultant opportunities for economic development through…
This paper considers the economics and trade law implications of diamond beneficiation in Botswana and, by extension, thoughout the SADC region. It explains the shift in policy and market position of De Beers which has moved from strident opponent…
In January 2007 South Africa placed quantitative restrictions (quotas) on a number of Chinese clothing and textile product lines. Trade theory predicts that the imposition of binding quotas on a set of goods will result in a price increase for these…