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TIPS Research Grant Papers (12)

10 February 2009

Assessing the Overall Trade, Business and Investment Climate in the Island States of the Western Indian Ocean

  • Year 2008
  • Organisation TIPS
  • Author(s) Graham Sherbut
  • Countries and Regions Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa)
This paper evaluates the trade, business and investment climate currently in place within the island states of the Western Indian Ocean. Operating on the premise that trade-based globalization poses a considerable challenge to island states' economic stability and prospects for equitable development, this report argues that both state institutions and…
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27 October 2008

Infrastructure, Transport Costs and Trade: A New Approach

  • Year 2008
  • Organisation TIPS
  • Author(s) Lawrence Edwards;Martin Odendaal
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
This paper investigates the impact of the quality of infrastructure on exports, with a specific focus on Sub-Sahara Africa. Improving the quality of infrastructure has a positive effect on exports by lowering the transport costs faced by the exporter. This paper provides a new specification on how to model transport…
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