This study evaluates the economic impact of the proposed COMESA-SADC-EAC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) on 26 African countries. It uses the global trade analysis project (GTAP) computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and database to measure the static effects of the establishment of the...

The main objective of this study is to investigate empirically the effect of free or preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on Pakistan's export performance (value of exports, number of exporters and number of products per exporter) during the period 2003 to 2010. The analysis covers the South...

International aid has an ambiguous effect on the macro-economy of the recipient country. To the extent that aid raises consumer expenditure, there will be some real exchange rate appreciation and a shift of resources away from traded goods production and into non-traded goods production....