Tirkaso, Wondmagegn Tafesse
- Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2020Peer reviewedOpen access
Examining coffee export performance in Eastern and Southern African countries: do bilateral trade relations matter?
Nsabimana, Aimable; Tirkaso, Wondmagegn Tafesse
Abstract
This study examines the impact and implications of the East African Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa preferential trade agreements on coffee export performance of eight East and Southern African countries. The analysis employed a static and dynamic gravity modelling framework for the period 1998-2013. Following several robustness checks, the study found that regional trade agreements play a vital role in increasing coffee trading in East and Southern African countries. Factors including geographical distances, income, and population size in importing and exporting countries are also statistically significant determinants of coffee exports. The study also found that the exporting countries are currently under-performing with respect to their maximum potential to the global market indicating room for improvement.
Keywords
Trade agreements; EAC; COMESA; coffee export; dynamic panel data
Published in
Agrekon
2020, volume: 59, number: 1, pages: 46-64
Publisher: AGRICULTURAL ECON ASSOC SOUTH AFRICA
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Economics
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2019.1631864
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/101394