Analysing Sub-Saharan Africa trade patterns in the presence of regional trade agreements : a comparative analysis

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dc.contributor.authorAppau, Adriana Boakyewaa
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorDarku, Alexander B.
dc.contributor.supervisorRockerbie, Duane
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-16T21:40:28Z
dc.date.available2014-05-16T21:40:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionx, 61 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis employs a dynamic form of the gravity model and data from 1988-2005 to estimate the effects of RTAs in SSA on intra-African trade. The thesis proposes a better approach to examining member-nonmember trade relations of RTAs. This thesis is unique because it uses System GMM estimator to overcome econometric issues associated with estimating dynamic models. The results suggest that COMESA and SADC has led to a significant increase in intra and extra-RTA trade. ECOWAS has increased intra-ECOWAS trade but decreased extra-ECOWAS trade. ECCAS has had a negative impact on both intra-ECCAS and extra-ECCAS trade flows. The proposed approach of examining member-nonmember relationships provides better estimates. A comparative analysis is made to shed light on how high or low the trade creation effect of RTAs in SSA are. The results of this thesis support the view that the impact of RTAs in SSA is higher than perceived.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3424
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquestyesNoen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Economics, c2013en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectTrade blocs -- Africaen_US
dc.subjectRegionalism -- Africaen_US
dc.subjectAfrica -- Commerceen_US
dc.subjectAfrica -- Economic policyen_US
dc.subjectAfrica -- Economic integrationen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleAnalysing Sub-Saharan Africa trade patterns in the presence of regional trade agreements : a comparative analysisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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