UNITED NATIONS
    • Knowledge Service Section
    • About
    • Blog
    • Help
  • My Account
  • Knowledge Service Section
  • About
  • Blog
  • Help
Knowledge Repository
English | Français

39515 publications

Advanced Search
View Item 
  •   ECA IR Home
  • Work programmes
  • Macroeconomic policy
  • Economic Development
  • View Item
  •   ECA IR Home
  • Work programmes
  • Macroeconomic policy
  • Economic Development
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Assessing the consequences of the economic partnership agreement on the Ethiopian economy

Thumbnail
View
Bib-54484.pdf
Download
Bib-54484.pdf (487.3Kb)
Published
2006-10
Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
Ben Hammouda, Hakim;
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. African Trade Policy Centre;
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Trade and Regional Integration Division;
Share
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Linkedin
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The results presented indicate that a free trade area would reinforce the linkages between Ethiopia and European countries, including traditional partners such as Italy, with implications for the regional integration arrangements that Ethiopia is currently involved in. There will be significant trade diversion away from other African countries currently trading with Ethiopia. The diversion will occur in the low technology sectors, which are potentially good foundations for deepened regional integration based on trade in industrial goods. The results further indicate some important implications with respect to Ethiopia’s industrialization strategy. The liberalization of industrial sectors result in more trade effects,particularly negative trade diversion, compared to the results from agricultural liberalization. The loss in revenue, which is a strong feature in general liberalization, is at the sectoral level, more pronounced in the industrial liberalization. The economic structure of Ethiopia, which supports self-reliance in food from the agriculture sector, underpins the limited losses in agriculture as compared to the industrial sector. Clearly, instead of opening the doors to economic diversification, the EPA could lead Ethiopia to deepen its comparative advantages in agricultural products.
Citation
“Ben Hammouda, Hakim; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. African Trade Policy Centre; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Trade and Regional Integration Division (2006-10). Assessing the consequences of the economic partnership agreement on the Ethiopian economy. ATPC work in progress;; no. 43. no. 43, 45 p. :. [Addis Ababa] :. © UN.ECA,. http://hdl.handle.net/10855/13237”
Serial Title
ATPC work in progress; no. 43
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10855/13237
Collections
  • African Trade Policy Centre [2342]
  • Economic Development [7433]
  • Regional Integration [2547]
  • Trade [2579]
 

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    Thumbnail
    Deepening Africa India trade and investment partnership: a joint report by the African Trade Policy Center and Confederation of Indian Industry
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Regional Integration and Trade Division. African Trade Policy Center
    “United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Regional Integration and Trade Division. African Trade Policy Center (2018). Deepening Africa India trade and investment partnership: a joint report by the African Trade Policy Center and Confederation of Indian Industry. Addis Ababa,. © UN. ECA. ”
    Thumbnail
    Formulating bankable aid for trade projects in Africa: guidance document
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
    “United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2017-09). Formulating bankable aid for trade projects in Africa: guidance document. Addis Ababa. © UN. ECA. ”
    Thumbnail
    Impact of the economic community of West African States common external tariff and European Union Economic Partnership Agreements
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA); United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA); United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA); United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA)
    “United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA); United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA); United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA); United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Subregional Office West Africa (SRO-WA) (2017). Impact of the economic community of West African States common external tariff and European Union Economic Partnership Agreements. Addis Ababa. © UN.ECA. https://repository.uneca.org/handle/10855/43873”
Browse
All of ECA IRCommunities & CollectionsTitleAuthorSubjectBy Issue DateECA Conference ProceedingsFlagship PublicationHas File(s)SpeechesPress ReleasesResolutionsBest PracticesThis CollectionTitleAuthorSubjectBy Issue DateECA Conference ProceedingsFlagship PublicationHas File(s)SpeechesPress ReleasesResolutionsBest Practices
My Account
My AccountRegister
Reporting Suite
Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors
A service provided by the Economic Commission for Africa - Contact Us - Send Feedback
Follow us: