Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19266 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
HWWA Discussion Paper No. 294
Publisher: 
Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA), Hamburg
Abstract: 
The European Union is currently negotiating free trade agreements, called Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), with African countries as part of the Cotonou Agreement between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The paper empirically assesses the impact of the EPAs on trade flows and government revenue for 14 West African countries. The results indicate that the decline in import duties due to the preferential tariff elimination might be of some cause for concern and that complementary fiscal and economic policies have to be implemented before or at the time the EPAs come into force.
Subjects: 
Economic Partnership Agreements
EU
ECOWAS
Africa
JEL: 
F15
O24
O55
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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