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How to Boost the Impact of Intra-African Trade on Income in Africa ?

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  • Blaise Gnimassoun

    (EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Regional trade integration is viewed by both international institutions and local political leaders as a key tool for promoting inclusive growth and reducing poverty in Africa. However, several structural weaknesses in African economies undermine trade integration and inhibit its income-enhancing effect. This paper aims to study the conditional effects of intra-African trade openness on the standard of living in Africa by highlighting the influence of these structural weaknesses. Our results clearly show that the impact of intra-regional trade on income depends on the diversification of African economies, their financial development and the quality of their transport and telecommunications infrastructures. Specifically, we find that a substantial improvement in these fundamentals would make intra-African trade significantly income-enhancing.

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  • Blaise Gnimassoun, 2019. "How to Boost the Impact of Intra-African Trade on Income in Africa ?," Post-Print hal-02515843, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02515843
    DOI: 10.1007/s11079-018-9519-7
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    1. Israel Nyaburi Nyadera & Billy Agwanda & Murat Onder & Ibrahim Abdirahman Mukhtar, 2022. "Multilateralism, Developmental Regionalism, and the African Development Bank," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 10(2), pages 82-94.
    2. Aruna Gounder & Rod Falvey & Gulasekaran Rajaguru, 2019. "The Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the African Caribbean Pacific Region," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 30(4), pages 695-717, September.
    3. Gakpa, Lewis L. & Soumaré, Issouf & Kouadio, Hugues K. & Adjasi, Charles K.D., 2025. "Financial sector development and intra-African trade," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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    JEL classification:

    • E64 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Incomes Policy; Price Policy
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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