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…
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…
Le financement de la transition écologique en Afrique francophone: le rôle de la politique monétaire
The COVID-19 pandemic and the slowdown in the global economy are hitting hard many African countries, especially those already struggling with the negative effects of climate change. In this context, transitioning towards a more ecologically…
Africa’s digital future makes an important and timely contribution to the literature on Africa, exploring the many opportunities and challenges that the continent faces in a world characterised by accelerating technological change. Edited by Prof…
Special Theme: COVID-19 and the Sustainability of Blue Entrepreneurship 8-9 December 2021 Organized by the WTO Chairs Programmes (WCP) at the University of Mauritius (UoM)
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on the…
This project seeks to expand and promote knowledge co-production in developing countries on the linkages of the WTO, international trade policy, and circular economy (CE) from regional, national and sub-national outlooks. It is particularly…
For several years, the Zambian economy relied on the mining sector, which has been affected by fluctuations in commodity prices. The new century enhanced the calls for economic diversification, with the agricultural, manufacturing, and services…
Economic development process implies, among other things, export expansion beyond natural resources and towards more knowledge intensive sectors. However, a common problem within developing countries is the lack of economic and political elite's ‘…
This book explores the ways to 'rethink', 'repackage' and 'rescue' world trade law in the post-COVID-19 era. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an important context, the book makes original and critical contributions to the growing debate over a range…