The Bhagwati hypothesis predicts a growth enhancing effects of trade (exports) and foreign
direct investment (FDI) interaction. This paper tests the validity of the Bhagwati hypothesis by …

This paper conducts an empirical investigation of the relationship between trade
liberalization and intra‐ECOWAS in selected economies. Using system and difference …

In this article, we study the impact of trade liberalization, including reductions in both tariff
and nontariff trade barriers, on environmental goods (EGs) exports. Using bilateral trade …

This paper deals with effects of economic globalization on developing countries cooperating
within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). West Africa is quite …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between trade
liberalisation and intra-regional trade in some selected ECOWAS member countries, with …

Background: By joining different regional economic trade agreements, countries achieve
preferential trade liberalisation. There are four main types of regional economic agreements …

Over decades now, regional economic collaborations have engaged the attention of nations,
with the primary objective of attaining economic growth and development. One common …

This paper examines the effects of regional euro-currency integration on economic growth in
Sub-Saharan Africa. As having a currency pegged to the euro is likely to be a source of …

Despite apartheid's 1994 de jure abolition, contemporary university students in South Africa
transgressively protest for ongoing, radical, de facto “decolonization” that they allege, and I …

This study investigated the mediating role of domestic economic competitiveness in trade-
employment relation between Nigeria and its trading partners (Southern Africa and West …