Can Regional Integration Accelerate Development in Africa? : CGE Model Simulations of the Impact of the SADC FTA on the Republic of Madagascar /

Madagascar plans to start phasing out its customs tariffs on imports from the Southern African Development Community in 2007. This paper uses a CGE model to evaluate the impact of the SADC FTA on Madagascar economy. The results suggest that the SADC FTA would only have a limited impact on Madagascar...

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Huvudupphovsman: Hallaert, Jean-Jacques
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/066
Länkar:Full text available on IMF
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