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Boosting digital trade under the AfCFTA: the challenge of harmonizing the regulatory ecosystem
La Zone de Libre-Échange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) qui est opérationnelle depuis 2021 offre une opportunité pour booster le commerce digital africain et pour réaliser le Marché Unique Digital en Afrique. Dans cette perspective, le protocole…
Le boom de l’économie numérique : quelles perspectives pour l’intégration en Afrique centrale ?
L'Union Africaine (UA), suivant son Agenda 2063, a pour vision, de bâtir une « Afrique intégrée, prospère et pacifique, dirigée par ses propres citoyens, et représentant une force dynamique sur la scène internationale» à l'horizon 2063. C'est dire…
Spillover Effects of Government Subsidies On Outward Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China.
We examine the effect of government subsidies on outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by Chinese listed firms. Based on a panel dataset covering Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2021, our findings indicate that government subsidies can promote…
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…
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…
Comercio Internacional y Nuevas Tecnologías: Principales Debates y su Regulación en Colombia
Este reporte tiene por objeto presentar algunos temas de las nuevas tecnologías que resultan relevantes para el comercio internacional. Con esto en mira, el escrito tiene una aproximación introductoria que busca, por una parte, explicar cómo…
Global Value Chain Participation and Real Effective Exchange Rates: Insights from Tunisia
VALIAÇÃO DA CONFORMIDADE NO BRASIL E NA ARGENTINA: DIFERENÇAS, SIMILARIDADES E MODELOS DE CONVERGÊNCIA
A pesquisa que dá origem a este artigo teve por objetivo analisar o impacto dos procedimentos de avaliação da conformidade do Brasil e da Argentina e examinar como poderia ser usada como estímulo à integração econômica. Procura verificar também o…
Global value chains in the age of internet: what opportunities for Africa?
This chapter analyses the impact of the internet on global value chains (GVCs) in Africa. We investigate the effect of internet adoption on forward participation and backward participation of African countries in GVCs. We conduct the estimations…
Export diversification and industrial policy in Tunisia
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…