Trade Integration and Growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

Analyse de l'effet empirique de l'intégration économique sur la croissance sectorielle en Afrique Subsaharienne: quelle implication de la gouvernance?

“…Tumwebaze et Ijjo (2015) ont examiné la contribution de l'intégration du COMESA à la croissance économique de la région sur la période 1980‐2010 et n'aboutissent pas à un effet significatif de l'intégration économique sur la croissance de la région. Calderon et Cantu (2019) montre plutôt que l'intégration économique a un effet négatif sur la croissance car ces intégrations se font généralement entre des petites économies, pauvres et très similaires. Golit et Adamu (2014) ont trouvé dans leurs études que le commerce intra‐africain n'a pas été efficace pour favoriser la croissance économique.…”

The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe

“…To include trade openness in our analysis, we analyze trade as a percentage of GDP to account for the influence of trade on economic growth, which in turn can lead to labor market changes that affect wages (Calderon and Cantu 2019;Kapsos 2005;Majid 2004). This quantifies trade as the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of GDP.…”

Finance-Growth Nexus in Eastern and Southern African Countries: Insights from a Panel ARDL Analysis

“…Johnson (1965) suggest that trade-diversion may actually be welfare-increasing if the welfare losses resulting from the diversion to a high-cost supplier country is more than compensated by the welfare gains resulting from the reduced prices to consumers due to the elimination of tariff on imports. Although the trade effect of integration on growth is a well-researched topic (Calderón & Castro, 2019;Menyah, Nazlioglu, & Wolde-Rufael, 2014;Polat, Shahbaz, Rehman, & Satti, 2013;Zerbo, 2015), there are still debates around the area. Linder (1961 ) observes that economic integrations have a greater potential to contribute to growth if it consists of countries with similar demand preferences or similar income per capita.…”