DESIGNING ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS TO PROMOTE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE IN ACP COUNTRIES

The final details of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) are being negotiated over the next few years. This paper suggests how EPAs can facilitate intra‐regional trade, given that promoting regional integration within ACP wa...

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Published inThe South African Journal of economics Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 376 - 391
Main Authors MILNER, CHRIS, MORRISSEY, OLIVER, ZGOVU, EVIOUS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.12.2011
Economic Society of South Africa
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
SeriesSouth African Journal of Economics
Subjects
ACP
ACP Region
Africa
Caribbean
Competitiveness
EPAs
F14
F15
F17
Import policy
imports
Pacific Region
Partnership agreements
Regional economics
Regional integration
regional trade
Studies
Tariffs
Trade agreements
Trade policy
welfare effects
Caribbean area
Europe
Pacific region
Africa
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Summary:The final details of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) are being negotiated over the next few years. This paper suggests how EPAs can facilitate intra‐regional trade, given that promoting regional integration within ACP was an objective. Specifically, ACP regions may benefit by treating products traded within the region as sensitive for EPAs, hence postponing any reductions on tariffs on imports of such products from the EU. Less directly, if the EU supports measures that enhance the productivity and competitiveness of domestic producers, supply‐side capacity can be improved.
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Revised version of a paper presented at the UNU‐Wider Project Workshop on “South‐South and North‐South Trade Agreements: Compatibility Issues” (Bruges, 5/6 November 2009). The authors are grateful to two anonymous referees and workshop participants for comments. The analysis is based on research funded by the European Commission under the TRADEAG research programme in FP6
The views expressed are those of the authors alone and should not be attributed to the Commission or other TRADEAG partners.
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ISSN:0038-2280
1813-6982
DOI:10.1111/j.1813-6982.2011.01296.x