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| Busse, Matthias; Shams, Rasul. |
| This article evaluates the trade effects of the new East African Community, which fosters trade liberalisation among Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The analysis uses a disaggregated approach at the two-digit level of the Standard International Trade Classification. The commodities that will be particularly affected by the customs union are identified. The results show that considerable trade effects cannot be expected, except for a very narrow range of products. The transitional fund, which has been proposed to counter trade imbalances due to the new customs union in East Africa, becomes less urgent from this perspective. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Customs Union; EAC; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23870 |
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| Ploeckl, Florian. |
| Changes in trade institutions, such as the abolishment of tariff barriers, have a potentially strong impact on economic development. The Zollverein, the 1834 customs union between German states, erased borders in much of central Europe. This paper investigates the Zollverein's economic impact through a study of urban population and its growth in the German state of Saxony. A model of the effect of market access on urban growth is combined with an extensive data set on town populations in Saxony and its neighbors as well as an improved distance measure based on GIS techniques, which take into account elevation patterns, roads, and rivers. The results show that Zollverein membership led to significantly higher growth for towns close to the border with... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: F15; N93; R12; International Relations/Trade; Zollverein; Saxony; Customs Union; Market Access; Economic Geography; GIS; Distance measurement. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/229132 |
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| Busse, Matthias; Shams, Rasul. |
| The paper evaluates the economic necessity and political incentives of a transitional fund for the East African Community (EAC). The fund has been proposed to encounter trade imbalances which may arise due to the intended customs union in East Africa. Using a disaggregated approach at the two-digit level of the Standard International Trade Classification, the paper assesses the overall impact of the EAC on trade flows. Moreover, the commodities that will be particularly affected by the customs union are identified. The results show that considerable trade effects cannot be expected, except for a very narrow range of products. The need for a transitional fund becomes less urgent from this perspective. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Customs Union; EAC; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; F15; F17. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26290 |
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