The paper investigates the relationship between carbon emissions, environmental provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and Global Value Chains (GVCs) using a panel data gravity model for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over…
This paper examines the dynamics and characteristics of high-growth firms in Tunisia. Further knowledge about the dynamics of these firms can inform the design of business support policies, especially toward small and medium-size firms. The analysis…
This paper explores the Tunisian experience of exports diversification and the role played by industrial policies. It describes the general trends and the dynamics of diversification using a very disaggregated data set on exports for the period 1995…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which industrialization strategies and policies in Southern Africa, in particular the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) industrialization policy and the Southern African…
By the virtue of their size, Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) present trade opportunities for both developed and developing countries. To benefit from such opportunities, countries need to identify the areas where they have comparative advantage.…
This paper looks at the construction of tariff band structure and linear cut of the AfCFTA countries. AfCFTA symbols a different landmark on the road to deeper regional integration and the pursuit for well-built and prolonged growth, which the…
This study sought to Investigate the extent of participation of beneficiaries (women and youth) in accessing the government procurement opportunities in terms of volume and value of government tenders awarded to women owned, youth and PWD owned…
The Government of Kenya (GOK) has made significant and tremendous progress in addressing inequality and gender equality through the empowerment programmes of vulnerable groups such women, youth, and people living with disabilities (PWD). The country…
International economic theory states that a country should specialize in the production of goods and services that it can produce at a lower relative opportunity cost and import those goods and services that it can produce at a higher relative…
This article is published in Statéco n° 113/2019. On the basis of a monthly data relating to trade flows, nominal exchange rates and other economic variables and a VAR model framework, some impulse-response functions (IRFs) are estimated for three…