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Pass-Through Effects of the East African Community Common External Tariffs on Kenya's Domestic Prices
Mogendi, Justine Ongeri; Nganga, Tabitha Kiriti; … - In: Journal of Economic Integration 38 (2023) 3, pp. 466-495
This study offers an empirical microlevel analysis of the pass-through effects of the East African Community Common External Tariff on consumer prices in Kenya. Using data from the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Surveys conducted in 2005 and 2015, this research employs a fixed-effects model...
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Endogenous Preferential Trade Agreements
Novo Peteiro, José Antonio; Sánchez de Paz, Elena - In: Journal of Economic Integration 14 (1999), pp. 419-431
This paper shows that preferential trade agreements can emerge in an endogenous way. We use a simple international trade model where govern - ments fix their tariffs in order to maximize social welfare. We find that when countries behave in a non co-operative way this performance leads to tariff...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991769
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Inter-Regional and Intra-Regional Trade in East Asia: Recent Developments and Aggregate Bilateral Trade Elasticities
Nagano, Mamoru - In: Journal of Economic Integration 18 (2003), pp. 105-125
-regional trade rapidly progressed within the region after the financial crisis, Asia accounts for a large portion of inter …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009318923
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Impacts of Free Trade Agreement on US State Vegetable and Fruit Trade Flows
Karemera, David; Reinstra-Munnicha, Paul - In: Journal of Economic Integration 24 (2009), pp. 116-134
A few studies have shown that free trade agreements have affected the pattern of state exports. This paper examines the effects of free trade agreements on US state vegetable and fruit trade flows. We propose a single commodity gravity equation to overcome a common shortcoming of most gravity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009415581
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Alabama Forest Products and the Potential Impacts of FTAA Price Changes
Thompson, Henry; Malki, Mostafa - In: Journal of Economic Integration 25 (2010), pp. 130-143
The Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA will increase import competition for some forest product industries in Alabama but create export opportunities for others. Forest products loom large in the Alabama economy, both in terms of income and pollution. The present paper gauges the potential...
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Prospects for Closer Economic Relations between Europe and East Asia
Anderson, Kym - In: Journal of Economic Integration 13 (1998), pp. 1-29
East Asia has rapidly become the third centre of gravity for global economic activity. North America is relatively well … integrated with East Asia, but Europe is not. This paper explores the extent to which economic growth and trade poli - cy … fact that as East Asia’s relative impor - tance in the world economy keeps growing, so too does its importance to Europe …
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ASEAN-New Zealand Trade Relations and Trade Potential: Evidence and Analysis
Bano, Sayeeda; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Scrimgeour, Frank - In: Journal of Economic Integration 28 (2013), pp. 144-182
This study examines the development of trade between ASEAN and New Zealand. Indices of trade intensity and trade potential are used to analyse the intensity of existing trade for the period 1980~2010 and trade potential going forward. This is the first use of the trade potential method to assess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840827
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Middle East and North African Integration: through the lens of Non-Tariff Measures
Péridy, Nicolas; Ghoneim, Ahmed - In: Journal of Economic Integration 28 (2013), pp. 580-609
Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) have recently become a central issue for economists and policy makers. Based on a new database developed by the World Bank on five Middle East and North African(MENA) countries at a very detailed product level, this article provides calculations of the average tariff...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840846
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Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the European Union in the Context of the World Trade Organization(WTO) and the Regional Integration Process
KONé, Salif - In: Journal of Economic Integration 25 (2010), pp. 105-129
A new cooperation Agreement has been signed between the European Union and the 77 ACP Countries in Cotonou (Benin) on June 23rd 2000. A point of this agreement is regarding a new trade cooperation between these different countries in districts (or regions) gathered and the European Union, based...
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Trade Blocks and the Gravity Model: A Study of Economic Integration among Asian Developing Countries
Ekanayake, E. M.; Mukherjee, Amit - In: Journal of Economic Integration 25 (2010), pp. 627-643
This paper analyzes the trade creation and trade diversion effects of the regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Asia and … achieve the following objectives: (a) analyze the major RTAs in Asia and their effects on intra-regional trade flows. (b) use …
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