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Trade facilitation in global value chains: Assessing the role of maritime connectivity and trading across borders
This paper examines the impact of trade facilitation factors on trade flows, with a particular focus on Global Value Chains (GVCs) in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Using the structural gravity model of international and intra-national…
COVID-19 Vaccination Gender Gap in India. Can Trade Agreements Help?, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Health pandemics affect women and men differently, and they can make the existing gender inequalities much worse. COVID-19 is one such pandemic, which can have substantial gender implications both during and in the post-pandemic world. Its economic…
Public debt, growth and stabilization in Tunisia: A new narrative for a structural reform agenda
This paper assesses debt sustainability in Tunisia using the Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA). We construct three hypothetical scenarios (A, B and C) over the period 2023-2027. The first two scenarios are called Business as usual approaches. In…
Global value chains and firms’ environmental performance, published in World Development
This paper analyzes the link between joining global value chains (GVCs) and firms’ environmental performance. Based on new survey data for firms in countries in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and MENA, we use propensity score matching (PSM) to…
Global Value Chain Participation and Real Effective Exchange Rates: Insights from Tunisia
ZONE DE LIBRE-ÉCHANGE CONTINENTALE ET INTÉGRATION RÉGIONALE EN AFRIQUE
La Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), en cours de mise en place, est le premier accord multilatéral régional au monde en termes de nombre de pays et d'habitants. En parallèle, les dynamiques du multilatéralisme en Afrique sont…
Potentiel du commerce extérieur de l'Algérie envers l'Afrique : Un essai de mesure
Le but de ce travail est de tenter une estimation du potentiel à l’export de l’Algérie envers les pays de l’Afrique. La connaissance de ce potentiel est utile pour connaitre dans quelle mesure l’Algérie pourrait en tirer bénéfice de l’entrée en…
La Compétitivité des PME et Accroissement des Exportations dans la Zlecaf Face aux Effets du Covid-19
Les efforts de convergence et d'intégration entrepris par les différentes communautés économiques régionales et les objectifs de la Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) visent à créer un seul marché continental des biens et services…
Effects of COVID-19 on International Trade and Post-Recovery Strategies in Kenya
The main objective of this project is to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on international trade and recommend post-recovery strategies in Kenya taking into consideration the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area. The…
The digital trade era - Opportunities and challenges for developing countries: The case of Kenya
E-commerce has grown rapidly in Kenya, supported by laws governing information and communications technology (ICT) services, e-commerce transactions, data protection and access to information. The government has established one-stop shops for the…