An overview of the obstacles to the African economic integration process in view of the African continental free trade area

MT Pasara - Africa Review, 2020 - brill.com
African governments signed the largest trade agreement, the Continental Free Trade
Agreement in 2018 in order to boost intratrade thereby improving economic welfare of …

Pollution haven and corruption paradise

F Candau, E Dienesch - Journal of environmental economics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a simple theoretical extension from the Economic Geography
literature to characterize the main features of pollution havens (lax environmental regulation …

Manufacturing transfer and environmental efficiency: Evidence from the spatial agglomeration of manufacturing in China

J Han, G Li, Z Shen, M Song, X Zhao - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Manufacturing transfer is an important factor in optimizing the spatial distribution of
resources and promoting regional environmental efficiency. Based on the manufacturing …

Accelerating sustainable development goals in the wake of COVID-19: The role of higher education institutions in South Africa

MT Pasara, D Mhlanga - Emerald Open Research, 2023 - emerald.com
Background: Educational institutions are strategic tools in disseminating knowledge on
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since education is an effective developmental tool …

The Welfare Effects of Economic Integration in the Tripartite Free Trade Area.

MT Pasara, SH Dunga - African Journal of Business & Economic …, 2019 - journals.co.za
This paper employs the WITS-SMART simulation model to examine the welfare effects of
economic integration in the TFTA region. The results indicate that welfare gains are skewed …

To be (or not to be) resilient over time: facts and causes

P Di Caro - The Annals of Regional Science, 2018 - Springer
This study provides novel evidence on the resilience of regional labour markets in Italy by
applying the nonlinear smooth transition autoregressive modelling approach to newly …

Trade and institutions: explaining urban giants

F Candau, T Gbandi - Journal of Institutional Economics, 2019 - cambridge.org
By analyzing the population growth at the top of the urban hierarchy, we test two hypotheses
explaining the rise of mega-cities: trade and political institutions. We find that democratic …

Navigating a Tight Rope Between African Philosophy and Economics: Will the African Union Sustain the Spirit of Ujamaa in the Advent of COVID-19?

MT Pasara - … in Africa: Decolonisation and Transformation Prospects, 2023 - Springer
Ujamaa is a highly popularised African spirit and philosophy of socialism and family or
brotherhood. This chapter takes a critical analysis of the Ujamaa philosophy, its past …

Unearthing the Nexus Between Development Theories and Underdevelopment in the Post-independence Africa

A Gwiza, M Tambaoga, VDB Jarbandhan - … Independence Development in …, 2023 - Springer
Africa is endowed with plentiful social and economic resources. Ironically, the continent is
still deeply entrenched in extreme poverty that, regrettably, defines the lives of many people …

Типология регионов по их функциональной роли в инновационном пространстве России

АС Михайлов, ТЮ Кузнецова, ИЮ Пекер - Региональные …, 2019 - elibrary.ru
Статья посвящена исследованию неоднородности инновационного пространства
России в аспекте оценки территориального распределения и концентрации центров …