The intensity of trade among countries belonging to the same region depends not only on the existence and effectiveness … of a regional integration agreement, but also on other factors, which include the overall trade policy orientation and … the relative level of geo-graphic and economic barriers affecting intra- and extra-regional trade. After presenting a set …

Has MERCOSUR's trade performance to date provided strong evidence that it has encouraged inefficient trade flows … between its members? This paper evaluates the methodology suggested by Yeats (1997, 1998) to study trade flows within MERCOSUR … fostering trade diversion (the replacement of efficiently produced goods from outside the arrangement by inefficiently produced …

sub-Saharan Africa. In this context the increasing south-south cooperation’s, specific transregional free trade agreements … enterprises. As a consequence the growing relevance of these regions in the global trade and business due to its strong economical …

This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and … a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda …. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within WAEMU, implementation of the union's current trade regime still …