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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 ...
Trade preferences and Africa : the state of play and the issues at stake
(2005-03)
This paper deals with the contemporary situation regarding trade preferences and their implications for African development. It critically reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of the four most important schemes for ...
TRIPS and public health : what should African countries do?
(2007-01)
This paper discusses the TRIPS Agreement on (Trade- Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property Rights)Agreement and public health from an African perspective to come out with solutions to protect African countries.
Assessing the consequences of the economic partnership agreement on the Rwandan economy
(2005-03)
This paper quantifi es the potential economic and welfare impacts of the Economic Partnership Agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union and the ACP countries, on the Rwandan economy. The paper analyses ...
How North Africa could benefit from the Euromediterraneen partnership : the necessity to balance the Barcelona process
(2007-05)
In this paper we develop an original method of aggregation that attempts to deal with this problem and that gives a more accurate approximation of the market access barriers applied by the European countries.
Did Africa benefit in Hong Kong ?
(2006-07)
This paper argues that Africa did not benefit much from the Hong Kong World Trade Organization(WTO) ministerial meeting. After recalling Africa’s concerns and priorities in the Doha Round and critically looking at some of ...
Economic and statistical analyses of trade capacity building in sub-saharan Africa
(2004-10)
This paper focuses on the Doha decision as it relates to countries in the Sub-Saharan African region. It identifies the capacity problems faced by Sub-Saharan African countries in the multilateral
trading system and ...
Interim economic partnership agreements point to the classic regional trade agreements after all : should African countries really be worried
(2009-04)
In a departure from some previous studies on the EPAs negotiations that have focused on economic
analysis; this paper starts from the premise that for the EU, the EPAs are international trade policy tools
in the same ...
Towards the African template for economic partnership agreements : Explanation and Recommendations
(2008-11)
This effort towards an African EPA template is meant and designed to assist the African Union member states in their negotiation of economic partnership agreements with the European Commission. It is produced as requested ...