Publications (Filter: Africa)
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Mega-regional Trade Agreements: Implications for the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries
By: Peter DraperIn the wake of the ninth WTO ministerial conference in Bali, in December 2013, there is renewed optimism that the WTO can deliver something. The time...
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African Cotton Markets at Crossroads: Will the Price Spike Turn into a New Kick-Start?
After years of diplomatic efforts and legal procedures to obtain the elimination of rich countries’ cotton subsidies, policy prospects for African...
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Fiscal Revenue Losses and Trade Diversion from the Economic Partnership Agreements: Are the Concerns Justified?
In contrast to existing published literature that assumed the EPAs tariff cuts, this paper uses the tariff cuts actually agreed by some African...
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One Minute to Midnight: Is There Still Time to Rethink EPAs?
The European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries are entering the final phase of negotiation over...
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EU-Africa Trade Relations: The Political Economy of Economic Partnership Agreements
By: Peter DraperFor the last five years the European Union has been negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the African, Caribbean, and Pacific...
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AGOA and Apparel: Who Captures the Tariff Rent in the Presence of Preferential Market Access?
The United States grants preferential (tariff and quota free) market access to a list of products from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa...
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