This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia … corruption. Results suggest that trade in the region would increase by 11 percent and global welfare would expand by USD 406 … increased transparency and lower levels of corruption …

half-way to the level in South Africa is more important than a substantive cut in tariff barriers. As an example, improving … logistics in Ethiopia half-way to the level in South Africa would be roughly equivalent to a 7.5 percent cut in tariffs faced by …

This paper investigates the role of trade costs in exporter dynamics in Africa. In comparison to exporters from other … destinations. This suggests that Africa’s exporting activity is volatile and subject to a lot of experimentation, with exporters … explaining exporter performance in Africa vis-à-vis other regions, but also among African countries. Trade costs play a …

half-way to the level in South Africa is more important than a substantive cut in tariff barriers. As an example, improving … logistics in Ethiopia half-way to the level in South Africa would be roughly equivalent to a 7.5 percent cut in tariffs faced by …

growth. This includes measures to support trade expansion, including in developing countries, such as those in Africa. This … paper provides context for understanding why trade facilitation and lowering trade costs matter to Africa both today and … over the long term. Trade costs are higher in Africa than in other regions. Using gravity-model estimates, the authors …

This paper investigates the role of trade costs for exporter dynamics in Africa. In comparison to exporters from other … export destinations. This suggests that Africa's exporting activity is volatile and subject to much experimentation, with … in explaining exporter performance in Africa vis-à-vis other regions, but also among African countries. Trade costs play …

scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic …-Saharan Africa. To address this, the region itself has initiated a major, long-term, continent-wide infrastructure development … programme which is intended to fix this problem sustainably - namely, the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa …