Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/48229 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
HWWI Research Paper No. 2-8
Publisher: 
Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI), Hamburg
Abstract: 
The European Union is currently negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with six African, Caribbean and Pacific country groupings, aiming at establishing mutual free trade. This paper empirically assesses the impact of the EPAs on trade flows and government revenues for 22 East and Southern African countries and discusses implications for intra-regional integration. The results indicate that while moderate trade effects can be expected, relatively large budget effects are likely to occur in a number of these countries, exposing them to considerable structural and financial adjustment requirements. Also, EPAs would strengthen the need to consolidate overlapping intra-regional integration schemes.
Subjects: 
Economic Partnership Agreement
EU
ACP Countries
East and Southern Africa
JEL: 
F15
O24
O55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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