Intra-African trade integration
This chapter aims to shed light on those questions through the calculation of simple trade indicators, namely the export similarity index, trade complementarity index, and regional trade intensity index, as well as assessing the impact of tariffs and examining the costs of nontariff measures (NTMs)...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Cisse, Fatou Kurtz, Julie E. Odjo, Sunday P. |
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| description | This chapter aims to shed light on those questions through the calculation of simple trade indicators, namely the export similarity index, trade complementarity index, and regional trade intensity index, as well as assessing the impact of tariffs and examining the costs of nontariff measures (NTMs) at the intra-African level. Our results reveal that African economies mostly have dissimilar export patterns, suggesting possibilities for transborder trade expansion. However, complementarity between exports and imports among African countries is low, reflecting Africa’s colonial history of exporting raw commodity goods globally while importing processed goods, without developing a strategic web of regional supply chains within the continent. Yet despite limited complementarity in their current trading patterns, and high tariff and nontariff costs in some regions, the intensity of intraregional trade in Africa is higher than expected. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1420802025-11-06T04:12:02Z Intra-African trade integration Cisse, Fatou Kurtz, Julie E. Odjo, Sunday P. imports exports markets trade production possibilities agricultural trade This chapter aims to shed light on those questions through the calculation of simple trade indicators, namely the export similarity index, trade complementarity index, and regional trade intensity index, as well as assessing the impact of tariffs and examining the costs of nontariff measures (NTMs) at the intra-African level. Our results reveal that African economies mostly have dissimilar export patterns, suggesting possibilities for transborder trade expansion. However, complementarity between exports and imports among African countries is low, reflecting Africa’s colonial history of exporting raw commodity goods globally while importing processed goods, without developing a strategic web of regional supply chains within the continent. Yet despite limited complementarity in their current trading patterns, and high tariff and nontariff costs in some regions, the intensity of intraregional trade in Africa is higher than expected. 2020-09-01 2024-05-22T12:09:55Z 2024-05-22T12:09:55Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142080 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293908 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294097 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293977 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Cisse, Fatou; Kurtz, Julie E.; and Odjo, Sunday P. 2020. Intra-African trade integration. In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2020. Bouët, Antoine; Odjo, Sunday P.; and Zaki, Chahir (Eds.). Chapter 3, Pp. 41-76. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293908_03. |
| spellingShingle | imports exports markets trade production possibilities agricultural trade Cisse, Fatou Kurtz, Julie E. Odjo, Sunday P. Intra-African trade integration |
| title | Intra-African trade integration |
| title_full | Intra-African trade integration |
| title_fullStr | Intra-African trade integration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intra-African trade integration |
| title_short | Intra-African trade integration |
| title_sort | intra african trade integration |
| topic | imports exports markets trade production possibilities agricultural trade |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142080 |
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