Similar Search Results

Africa's Economic Future: Learning from the Past

Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - In: CESifo Forum 11 (2010) 1, pp. 62-71

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695958

Covid-19 in Africa and its impact on the economy

Gern, Klaus-Jürgen; Lück, Ole; Meuchelböck, Saskia - 2021

Die Zahl der Covid-19-Fälle und der damit verbundenen Todesfälle in Afrika wird in den offiziellen Daten erheblich …, dass die Meldelücke im Vergleich zu anderen Weltregionen besonders groß ist, Afrika gleichwohl immer noch relativ gut … abschneidet. Die Autoren stellen fest, dass der Rückgang der wirtschaftlichen Aktivität in Afrika im Jahr 2020 zwar weniger stark …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012626521

African trade policy in the 1990s: Political economy or technocratic reforms?

Jones, Chris; Morrissey, Oliver; Nelson, Doug - 2008

The majority of African countries implemented import liberalisation in the 1990s. This paper explores factors that may explain the pattern of protection and of tariff reform. We consider political economy explanations, motivated specifically by the Grossman and Helpman (1994) model of protection...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288494

Außenwirtschaft nach der Wahl: Eine Agenda für die neue Bundesregierung

Bickenbach, Frank; Bode, Eckhardt; Dohse, Dirk; Görg, … - 2025

EU sollten an den Entwicklungsstand der Partner von Handelsabkommen angepasst werden. Afrika: • Deutschland muss eine … strategische Afrika-Politik entwickeln, die auf langfristige gemeinsame Interessen zielt. Deutschland sollte gegenüber Afrika als …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015202288

Dealing with global economic challenges: An agenda for the new federal government

Bickenbach, Frank; Bode, Eckhardt; Dohse, Dirk; Görg, … - 2025

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015202312

Engagement mit Partnern im Globalen Süden in Zeiten von Unsicherheiten

Klingebiel, Stephan - 2022

Die russische Aggression in der Ukraine im Jahr 2022 hat der Relevanz von Geopolitik im Verhältnis zum Globalen Süden einen enormen Schub verliehen. Dieser Trend ließ sich schon seit einigen Jahren beobachten. Künftig dürfte die Rivalität mit China noch prägender werden und insgesamt die...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013350372

The demand for imports and exports in Africa: A survey

Olabisi, Michael; Sawyer, W. Charles - In: Journal of African Trade 7 (2020) 1/2, pp. 45-59

To drive economic development, it is important for policy makers to have a good understanding of the linkages between imports, exports, and the rest of the economy. This is particularly true for Africa. The continent depends on exports of commodities to finance imports of manufactured goods for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470692

Regional integration and growth spillovers: Is Africa an economic space?

Seck, Abdoulaye; Fall, Founty Alassane; Aidara, Khadidiatou - In: Journal of African Trade 7 (2020) 1/2, pp. 37-44

Market integration is often associated with economic growth spillovers, to the extent that strengthened trade linkages would make economic growth in one country an opportunity for growth to its partners. This paper uses a spatial dynamic panel data approach to analyze the extent to which Africa...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470693

The impact of imports from China on African textile exports

He, Yong - In: Journal of African Trade 7 (2020) 1/2, pp. 60-68

This study uses Comtrade trade data covering 1990-2017, 14 textile subsectors, and 53 African countries with their main trade partners to evaluate Chinese trade impacts on African textile exports over three subperiods at the sector level. It finds that, although textile imports from China had a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470695

Exchange rate dynamics and trade balance in selected African countries

Shuaibu, Mohammed Isa; Isah, Abdulrasheed - In: Journal of African Trade 7 (2020) 1/2, pp. 69-83

African countries have over the years experienced persistent current account deficits. The role of asymmetries in explaining the response of trade balance to exchange rate movement has not received adequate attention as linear models dominate extant empirical literature. In this paper, we...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470700