Jean-François Gautier () (DIAL, Université Paris IX)
Abstract
Tariff harmonization in the UEMOA (WAMU) at the beginning of 2000 will lead to an increase of tariffs in Benin. Based on a CGE model, this paper simulates the impact of this reform on Benin. We focus our model on the cross-border trade between Benin and Nigeria. We consider that cross-border trade is settled by the opportunity of lower tariffs in Benin and the existence of quotas in Nigeria. Crossborder traders are supposed to behave like monopolies, which allow us to introduce endogenous markup in the model. We show that the tariff harmonization will depress the cross-border trade but not necessarily Benin’s economy on a whole. A liberalization of the Nigerian’s economy will on the other hand lead to an uncompensated cut in Benin’s GDP. _________________________________ L’harmonisation douanière début 2000 au sein des pays de l’UEMOA doit se traduire pour le Bénin par un réarmement tarifaire. Ce papier se propose d’étudier, grâce à un EGC, l’impact que pourrait produire cette hausse des droits au Bénin. Nous y apportons une attention particulière sur les relations commerciales qui lient le Bénin au Nigeria. Nous formalisons la demande du Nigeria en partant du principe que le commerce trans-frontalier est déterminé par un arbitrage entre les conditions d’importation au Bénin (libéral) et au Nigeria (restrictif). La modélisation du comportement des commerçants béninois permet d’introduire une concurrence imparfaite dans le modèle. Nous montrons que le TEC comporte un effet dépressif sur le commerce transfrontalier, mais pas forcément sur le reste de l’économie béninoise. La libéralisation du marché nigérian provoquerait par contre une perte de revenu non compensable pour l’économie béninoise.
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Paper provided by DIAL (Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme) in its series Working Papers with number
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