Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa

Trade costs, which are significantly higher in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) than in other regions of the world, constitute a potent explanation for the continent’s marginalisation in global trade and its vulnerability to external shocks due to heavy reliance on a few export commodities. This thesis dev...

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Main Author: Nathoo, Rajiv Kumar
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76108
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description Trade costs, which are significantly higher in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) than in other regions of the world, constitute a potent explanation for the continent’s marginalisation in global trade and its vulnerability to external shocks due to heavy reliance on a few export commodities. This thesis develops a conceptual model to test the hypothesis that Aid for Trade (AfT) can reduce trade costs and spur export diversification in SSA, thereby helping the continent leverage its growth potential through trade.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-761082021-08-02T01:29:46Z Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa Nathoo, Rajiv Kumar Trade costs, which are significantly higher in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) than in other regions of the world, constitute a potent explanation for the continent’s marginalisation in global trade and its vulnerability to external shocks due to heavy reliance on a few export commodities. This thesis develops a conceptual model to test the hypothesis that Aid for Trade (AfT) can reduce trade costs and spur export diversification in SSA, thereby helping the continent leverage its growth potential through trade. 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76108 Curtin University fulltext
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Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
title Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Aid for Trade, Trade Costs and Export Diversification with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort aid for trade, trade costs and export diversification with reference to sub-saharan africa
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76108