TARIFF PREFERENCES AS A DETERMINANT FOR EXPORTS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Alessandro Nicita and Valentina Rollo

No 60, UNCTAD Blue Series Papers from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of market access conditions as a determinant of exports from sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis focuses on tariffs and considers both direct market access (the tariffs faced by exports from sub-Saharan Africa) and relative market access conditions (the preferential margin of African exports relative to that of other competitors). The results find that both direct market access conditions and relative market access conditions matter, although relative market access conditions matter in a larger number of cases. This suggests that the exports from the countries of sub-Saharan Africa often face more competition from foreign competitors than from domestic industries in their destination markets. We also find that, given the relatively large tariffs currently applied to intraregional trade, complete tariff liberalization within the countries of sub-Saharan Africa represents a significant incentive for intraregional trade.

Date: 2013
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