We empirically evaluate whether fostering trade partnership within the region is a better economic course of action for the Gulf Cooperation Council than engaging into preferential trade arrangements with well-established trade blocs outside the…
The study uses country level panel data covering the period 2000 to 2014 to investigate the impact of remittances on the GDP per capita in 19 member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) region. The one-step…
This study uses country level panel data to investigate the impact of short term foreign capital flows on the Gross Domestic Product per Capita in 19 member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) over the 2000-2014…
The book is divided into 8 chapters each written by a different author. The first chapter by Seth Gor assessing the extent of deep integration within EAC by focusing on Kenya's trade in agricultural commodities. The second chapter by Tabitha…
FOREWORD
The School of Economics at the University of Nairobi was awarded the WTO Chairs Program in 2010 and decided to use 75% of the yearly grants on research. This book which is the first volume is the final output of research carried out by some…
Oman’s fish exports to the EU have been experiencing a declining trend since mid-2000s. This paper investigates whether the SPS measures adopted by the EU affect Oman’s fish exports to European markets. The results obtained from the dynamic…
The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether using financial instruments such as commodity hedging using futures and options would help Oman to improve risk management in wheat imports. Around 61% of wheat imports by Oman during the period…
The drastic drop in fuel prices and the resulting fiscal constraints have compelled oil exporting countries to phase down fuel subsidies. This study with use of a simulation model developed by the World Bank has estimated the impact of increase in…
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is the first Multilateral trade agreement to cover trade in services. Its creation was one of the major achievements of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations from 1986 to 1993, whose results became…
We have witnessed the resurgence of regional development in terms of regional economic integration groupings at the global level over the past decades. The fundamental objectives for the formation of these sub regional and regional integration…