Bilateral Trade in West Africa: Does Digitalization Matter?

IF 1.3 Q3 ECONOMICS

International Trade Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-24 DOI:10.1080/08853908.2021.2015488

Simon Abendin, Pingfang Duan, Etse Nkukpornu

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article investigates the effect of digitalization on bilateral trade in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). We estimate the augmented gravity model to capture the effect of digitalization on bilateral trade using the POLS, GLS, and PPML estimators over 2000 to 2018. We find a significant positive effect of digitalization on bilateral trade for the ECOWAS region. The policy implication of this article is that bilateral trade in the region depends on digitalization. Therefore, economic agents’ efforts in the ECOWAS region should aim at policies that promote digitalization to enhance bilateral trade.

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西非双边贸易:数字化重要吗?

本文研究了数字化对西非国家经济共同体(ECOWAS)双边贸易的影响。我们使用2000年至2018年的POLS、GLS和PPML估计器估计了增强重力模型，以捕捉数字化对双边贸易的影响。我们发现数字化对西非经共体地区的双边贸易产生了显著的积极影响。本文的政策含义是，该地区的双边贸易依赖于数字化。因此，西非经共体地区的经济主体应致力于制定促进数字化的政策，以促进双边贸易。

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International Trade Journal Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)

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1.90

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