Essays about: "Trade and sub-saharan africa"

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1. 1. Beyond Distance: Understanding the Trade Disadvantage of the Sub-Saharan African Landlocked Countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mai Ahrne Bojang; [2023]
   Keywords : Landlocked; Gravity model; Sub-Saharan Africa; European Union; International trade; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the magnitude of exports of the landlocked countries of Sub-Saharan Africa to the European Union and attempts to find an explanation for the low trade flows of the region. Understanding the cause of the limited trade of landlocked countries in the region is important to enable successful implementation of trade enhancing policies and reforms. READ MORE

3. 2. The impact of international trade on economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries : An empirical study examination of the correlation between economic growth and international trade

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Yasin Ahmed Farah; Sami Ezzaher; [2022]
   Keywords : International trade; economic growth; GDP per capita growth; sub-Saharan Africa; growth theories; trade theories; Internationell handel; ekonomisk tillväxt; BNP per capita-tillväxt; subsahariska afrika; tillväxtteorier; handelsteorier;

   Abstract : Denna forskningsstudies syfte är att undersöka sambandet mellan internationell handel och ekonomisk tillväxt och effekten som internationell handel har på ekonomisk tillväxt i afrikanska länder söder om Saharaöknen (Subsahariska Afrika). Majoriteten av tidigare studier och forskning inom detta område hävdar att det finns en positivt korrelation mellan dessa två variabler men ändå så finns det fortfarande vissa som ifrågasätter hur pass stor påverkan dessa två variabler egentligen har, om den effekten verkligen är tillräckligt signifikant för att anses vara betydelsefullt samt viktig. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring non-tariff barriers inhibiting indigenous African SMEs’ intra-African trade and internationalisation within Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on Ghanaian SMEs exporting to Nigeria.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Eric Kwami Tsyokor; Farouk Tutu Madara; [2022]
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   Abstract : The continent is currently, the world’s large free trade area with a 1.2-billion-person marketwhich is expected to double by 2050 is a substantial domestic market with significantopportunities for economic growth. This suggests that promoting intra-African trade (i.e. READ MORE

5. 4. Labour Markets and Global Value Chain Integration: Moderating the labour market implications of trade integration in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Bente Jessen-Thiesen; [2021]
   Keywords : Global Value Chain Integration; Sub-Saharan Africa; Labour Markets; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : With the rise of international fractionalization of production, global value chain (GVC) integration has become an important pillar of economic growth strategies, especially in low- and middle-income countries during the past decades. Differentiating between backward and forward GVC integration, economic growth and upgrading potentials are well-defined, but to be sustainable growth through GVC integration needs to incorporate decent job creation. READ MORE

6. 5. The Effectiveness of Education Aid

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Martin Bergström; Axel Garå; [2020-06-30]
   Keywords : Education; Aid; Corruption; Growth; Sub-Saharan Africa;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of aid allocated to education on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our study includes 37 countries within the region during the time period 2005-2018, with intentions to follow up on Elizabeth Asiedu’s (2014) study 1990-2004. READ MORE