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The SADC region and EPA/EBAI - trade balance analysis

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  • Mphumuzi A. Sukati

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This paper investigates the potential trade balance outcomes of the economic partnership agreement (EPA)/everything but arms initiative (EBAI) policies in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region using the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) 7 model and database. The analysis of these policies therefore make conclusion on SADC member states changes in trade balance overall, per commodity groups and on overall welfare outcomes as a result of these policies. The study has found that although the EPA/EBAI policies potentially result in overall welfare gain in the SADC region this welfare gain will only be 6% of the European Union (EU) 27. Analysis of trade balance outcome reveals that the SADC African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) region will suffer a negative trade balance of US$1,596.8 million with the EU, on the other hand, having a positive trade balance of US$105.61 million. Since a positive trade balance is important for sustainable development of nations, these results once again throw into doubt the potential sustainable economic growth benefits of these policies to ACP countries.

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  • Mphumuzi A. Sukati, 2012. "The SADC region and EPA/EBAI - trade balance analysis," International Journal of Sustainable Economy, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(2), pages 136-154.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsuse:v:4:y:2012:i:2:p:136-154
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    • D50 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - General
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • N17 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Africa; Oceania
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology

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