This book tackles one of Africa’s most pressing questions: how to translate the promise of continental integration into measurable economic outcomes. Using the TRADE-DSM (Decision Support Model) alongside product space methodology, the book…
This book is the third volume in a forward-looking series on the future of international trade and development, and it addresses one of the most pressing questions confronting Africa today: How to convert continental integration from political…
Despite starting with comparable economic conditions in the mid-20th century, Southeast Asia (SEA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have followed different economic trajectories. SEA has emerged as a widely recognised model of successful economic…
Gender neutrality in international trade relations has been increasingly questioned for years. In order to contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon, this research had the main objective of understanding the possible effects of the…
In Africa’s efforts to achieve economic growth and enhance integration, the focus on intra-regional trade has intensified, fuelled by geographical proximity, and interconnected market dynamics. However, significant obstacles remain, one of which…
This study examines the impact of infrastructural development on bilateral trade flows using a panel of 51 African countries from 2003 to 2015. An infrastructure-augmented gravity model was estimated with different indicators of infrastructural…
In January 2018, the 10th African Union (AU) Summit of African Heads of States and Governments was held in Kigali. At this occasion, 44 countries had signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. In this study, it is pointed out…
The book analyzes, in a deep and comparative way, the last generation of regulatory clauses of Mercosur- EU and USCMA trade agreements. There is a specific chapter on sustainability in the Mercosur – EU, USCMA and CPTPP agreements.
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The project's main objective is to study the macroeconomic and trade impact on different economic sectors in Brazil, Argentina and other emerging countries (India, Russia, and South Africa) arising from the creation of the Regional Comprehensive…