BOUET, Antoine; LABORDE, David; TRAORE, Fousseini

doi:10.1080/09638199.2017.1337803

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BOUET, Antoine

Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée [GREThA]

LABORDE, David

TRAORE, Fousseini

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Journal of International Trade and Economic Development. 2018, vol. 27, n° 1, p. 25-53

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Despite recent modifications, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and West African (WA) countries is still being criticized for its potential detrimental effects on WA countries. This paper provides updated evidence on the impact of the EPA on these countries. A dynamic multi-country, multi-sector computable general equilibrium trade model with modeling of the dual–dual economy and with a consistent tariff aggregator is used to simulate a series of new scenarios that include updated information on the agreement. We also go beyond estimating macro-level economic effects to analyze the impacts on poverty. The policy simulation results show that the implementation of the EPA between the EU and WA countries would have marginal but positive impacts on Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire and negative impacts on Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo. The impact on poverty indicators in Ghana and Nigeria would be marginal. From the perspective of WA countries, this study supports the view that recent EU concessions are not sufficient and that domestic fiscal reforms are needed in WA countries themselves.< Réduire

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Cote d'Ivoire

Togo

Nigeria

Burkina Faso

international trade

Senegal

computable general equilibrium analysis

computable general equilibrium model

economic relations

Benin [West Africa]

dual–dual model

European Union

fiscal reform

Ghana

partnership approach

Regional trade agreements

trade agreement

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