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…
In the wake of the impasse in the Doha Development Round of multilateral trade talks, sector-specific plurilateral trade agreements (PTAs) have been gaining traction. However, PTAs mostly appeal to developed countries, with the uptake among…
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…
In recent years, African countries have been giving greater priority to building their industrial capacity, placing particular emphasis on manufacturing in order to reduce their dependency on commodity trade. However, most African countries face…
Ms Lorainne Ferreira, a PhD student in TRADE, attended a highly informative course on trade policy analysis in Dakar, Senegal from 21‒25 November 2016. The course, which was hosted by the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning and…