L’Afrique de l’Ouest est jusqu’ici relativement épargnée par la pandémie. Non seulement la propagation de la maladie y est beaucoup plus lente que dans la plupart des autres régions du monde, mais le nombre de décès y est aussi nettement plus réduit…
The main objective of this project is to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on international trade and recommend post-recovery strategies in Kenya taking into consideration the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area. The…
Recent trends in GDP growth in Africa reveal that despite sustained growth over a long period of time, there has been no significant decline in poverty or increase in employment. In most African countries, the decline in agricultural activity has…
This is a summary of economic crises from a History of Economic Thought perspective. It also contains information on COVID-19 in Kenya alongside its economic impact. Lastly, the presentation is meant to arouse questions and solutions to the current…
The corona virus shocked everyone, from private institutions to governments. It presented a dual crisis which had not been experienced before, a health crisis and an economic one. The effects of the former would likely be signicficant in the short…
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…
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…
This paper examines the performance of offshore firms in Tunisia for the period 2002~2014. Using firm-level data, we analyze the impact of offshoring on turnover, productivity, wages and firm survival. Overall, offshore firms perform better with…
Prof. Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga delivered a presentation on 41st regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda. The presentation covered:
Kenya’s experience in economic development
Attempts at diversifying its economic…
The study aims at exploring the phenomenon of regional production network in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) automotive sector/industry by employing a firm as well as macro-level analysis of data gathered through combining techniques…