Intermediate tariffs and intraregional intermediate exports: Implications for regional value chains in ECOWAS

Obasaju, Barnabas Olusegun; Olayiwola, Wumi Kolawole; Okodua, Henry; Eseyin, Oluwasegun; Ahmed, Ayodele Victor

doi:10.1080/23322039.2019.1622179

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“…According to Tröster et al (2019), Economic Partnership Agreements have been seen to significantly affect intra-regional trade and this is partly because of the tariffs mostly being lower than those in the intraregional arrangement. Obasaju et al (2019) assert that for there to be any success in value chains within a region there is need for a region to consider a downward review of intra-regional trade tariffs. It is recommended that the SADC countries review their own tariffs to promote intra-regional trade before being attracted to lower tariffs set for external trade.…”

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The EU-SACU economic partnership agreement: Resultant trends and patterns in SADC intraregional agricultural trade flows

Mutanga,

Tagwi,

Chipfupa

2023

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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The study analyses the effects of the EU-SACU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on intra-regional agricultural trade in the SADC region. Trade data for the SADC region from 1996 to 2020 was utilized. The study used a "before and after" analytical approach, where first, after establishing that intra-regional trade in the region was relatively higher before the EPA compared to the period after the EPA was signed, a gravity model was estimated to identify the determinants of SADC imports from the EU before and after the EPA. The regression showed that GDP and population had positive and significant effects on bilateral trade, while distance and tariffs had negative but not highly significant effects. In conclusion, the results indicated that the EPA was trade-creating, with the SADC having more imports after entering the agreement with the EU.

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“…This mathematically leaves (1 + MFNrate xt ) and (1 + PRTrate xyt ) if trading countries are not in an FTA and if they are in an FTA, respectively. As with the study by Obasaju et al (2019), the tariffs were averaged over the two periods, 2010-2015 and 2016-2020.…”

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The EU-SACU economic partnership agreement: Resultant trends and patterns in SADC intraregional agricultural trade flows

Mutanga,

Tagwi,

Chipfupa

2023

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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“…By implication government spending on education will foster development in Nigeria with additional aid inflows. In addition, Obasaju et al (2019) further explored the effect of intermediate tariffs and intermediate intra-national exports on national value chains in the sub-region of the Western African Economic Community (ECOWAS). However, their study's emphasis was on enhancing value chains and how regional trade integration can be boosted through general tariff review.…”

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Human Capital and Energy Infrastructure: Implications for Economic Growth in Nigeria

Ogunjobi¹,

Eseyin

Popoola³

2021

IJEEP

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Both hypothetical and empirical evidences have found the roles that human capital and energy infrastructure in spurring the economic growth of a nation as very germane. These key variables are undoubtedly working together in a quest to achieve equitable redistribution of the nation's economic resource and ensuring poverty reduction. This study is based on an attempt to use co-integration and ARDL modeling framework to examine the empirical evidence of the impact of the different components of human capital and energy infrastructure on economic growth in Nigeria between 1981 and 2018. Findings from the study showed that the quality of educational, transportation and communication facilities had a significant and contemporary influence on economic development. In the same way, investment in physical resources calculated by gross fixed capital development, quality of healthcare facilities, availability of power supply were also found to have a positive impact with a lag effect on economic growth. Implicitly, an increase in these facilities over the past decade in terms of their availability and efficiency would boost economic development over the current period. The study therefore recommended that education and health should be given an unwavering focus on investment by the policy maker as components of human capital coupled with energy infrastructure if the desired growth for which Nigeria aspires is to be attained.

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“…The role of value added is quintessential to the value chain approach to growth and development (Obasaju et al, 2018;Obasaju, Olayiwola, Okodua and Adekunle, 2019;Obasaju, Olayiwola, Okodua, Eseyin and Ahmed, 2019). Some studies, such as AfDB et al (2014) and OECD (2014), have also reiterated the increasing need for employment generation along the value chain.…”

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Employment and income effects of Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda

Oyebola

Osabuohien

Obasaju

2019

AJEMS

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the development of cattle value chain can influence employment creation and income of both cattle farmers and merchants. The study focusses on cattle farmers in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States where there are the largest cattle farms and live cattle merchants in Southern Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach It employs a research approach that uses key informant interviews and structured questionnaire in garnering needed information from cattle farms, abattoirs and merchant. Findings The results suggest that with some minimal supports, employment creation and income generation can be improved. Originality/value None of the reviewed empirical studies is specific to the cattle value chain in South Western Nigeria. Among other values, the study identifies employment and income opportunities in corporate and non-corporate farms in the cattle value chain in South Western Nigeria.

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Intermediate tariffs and intraregional intermediate exports: Implications for regional value chains in ECOWAS

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

The EU-SACU economic partnership agreement: Resultant trends and patterns in SADC intraregional agricultural trade flows

The EU-SACU economic partnership agreement: Resultant trends and patterns in SADC intraregional agricultural trade flows

Human Capital and Energy Infrastructure: Implications for Economic Growth in Nigeria

Employment and income effects of Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda

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