Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger
The evidence on the impact of trade liberalization on gender inequalities is not fully established yet, nor is the impact of gender inequalities on trade policy outcomes. Sociocultural norms, legal barriers, and socioeconomic disadvantages are the main gender-based discrimination that affect the dis...
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| author | Fofana, Ismaël Odjo, Sunday P. Traoré, Fousseini |
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| description | The evidence on the impact of trade liberalization on gender inequalities is not fully established yet, nor is the impact of gender inequalities on trade policy outcomes. Sociocultural norms, legal barriers, and socioeconomic disadvantages are the main gender-based discrimination that affect the distribution of trade benefits between men and women. This study applied to Niger assesses the distributional effects of trade reforms between men and women and sheds light on the impact of gender-based barriers on the outcome of trade reforms. The Common External Tariff (CET) of the Economic Community of West African States has guided Niger’s trade policy since its implementation in 2015. Thus, the study essentially assesses the impact of the CET reform on gender inequalities in Niger. Focusing on employment levels and earnings, the study finds an increased gender gap under the CET implementation, although the custom union reform leads to positive outcomes for both men and women compared to the baseline. Moreover, gender inequalities result in misallocation of resources in the economy and lead to a loss in economic opportunity for Niger. Thus, closing the gender gap in access to productive resources is likely to generate positive outcomes for Niger. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1470672025-11-06T06:07:19Z Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger Fofana, Ismaël Odjo, Sunday P. Traoré, Fousseini income gender gender equality trade liberalization employment income distribution reforms modelling trade policies trade trade agreements tariffs impact assessment The evidence on the impact of trade liberalization on gender inequalities is not fully established yet, nor is the impact of gender inequalities on trade policy outcomes. Sociocultural norms, legal barriers, and socioeconomic disadvantages are the main gender-based discrimination that affect the distribution of trade benefits between men and women. This study applied to Niger assesses the distributional effects of trade reforms between men and women and sheds light on the impact of gender-based barriers on the outcome of trade reforms. The Common External Tariff (CET) of the Economic Community of West African States has guided Niger’s trade policy since its implementation in 2015. Thus, the study essentially assesses the impact of the CET reform on gender inequalities in Niger. Focusing on employment levels and earnings, the study finds an increased gender gap under the CET implementation, although the custom union reform leads to positive outcomes for both men and women compared to the baseline. Moreover, gender inequalities result in misallocation of resources in the economy and lead to a loss in economic opportunity for Niger. Thus, closing the gender gap in access to productive resources is likely to generate positive outcomes for Niger. 2019-12-05 2024-06-21T09:10:59Z 2024-06-21T09:10:59Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147067 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293649_08 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fofana, Ismael; Odjo, Sunday P.; and Traore, Fousseini. 2019. Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1885. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147067 |
| spellingShingle | income gender gender equality trade liberalization employment income distribution reforms modelling trade policies trade trade agreements tariffs impact assessment Fofana, Ismaël Odjo, Sunday P. Traoré, Fousseini Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger |
| title | Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger |
| title_full | Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger |
| title_fullStr | Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger |
| title_short | Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger |
| title_sort | gender and trade in africa case study of niger |
| topic | income gender gender equality trade liberalization employment income distribution reforms modelling trade policies trade trade agreements tariffs impact assessment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147067 |
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