Les Communautés économiques régionales, améliorent-elles le commerce intrarégional dans le cadre de la ZLECAf ?

ABSTRACTThis article examines the impact of proximity factors on intra-African trade intensity. Our contribution consists of the use of a gravity model with the consideration of geographical and economic distances. Our results show that the contrasting levels of trade integration within the RECs are...

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Main Author: Hafsa El Bekri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association d'Economie Politique
Series:Revue Interventions Économiques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/interventionseconomiques/24388
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Summary:ABSTRACTThis article examines the impact of proximity factors on intra-African trade intensity. Our contribution consists of the use of a gravity model with the consideration of geographical and economic distances. Our results show that the contrasting levels of trade integration within the RECs are likely to accentuate the asymmetry of continental integration, they reveal that economic distance has a positive and significant impact on the intensity of trade and suggest the strengthening of integration through regional value chains.
ISSN:0715-3570
1710-7377