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Foreign direct investment in Africa : performance, challenges and responsibilities
(2005-09)
This paper examines the performance, promotion, and prospects for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. Factors such as political and macroeconomic instability, low growth, weak infrastructure, poor
governance, ...
The cost of non-maghreb achieving the gains from economic integration
(2006-11)
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of the integration of Maghreb countries into a free trade area on the main macroeconomic aggregates. By using the MIRAGE model and Mac Map
database, we tested different ...
Facilitating firm entry, growth and survival with special attention to SMESs
(2006-11)
This paper examines the factors that influence firm entry, growth and survival in Africa and their policy implications. Analyses in the paper indicate that macroeconomic reforms, implemented by many African countries during ...
Global trade models and economic policy analyses : relevance, risks, and repercussions for Africa
(2006-12)
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are widely used for trade policy analyses and recommendations. Simulation results from these models have also been used as a basis for offering advice to African countries on ...
Global Macroeconomic Models and African Trade and Finance: A Survey of the Literature
(2007-01)
The trade and finance problems of Africa have been extensively examined from both theoretical and empirical angles. In this survey, an attempt is made to locate these problems within a global economy context. This is ...
Assessing the consequences of the economic partnership agreement on the Ethiopian economy
(2006-10)
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 ...