EFFECT OF TARIFF ESCALATION ON GHANAIAN COCOA EXPORTS: AN EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVE

EFFECT OF TARIFF ESCALATION ON GHANAIAN COCOA EXPORTS: AN EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVE

This study analyses the effects of tariff escalation on Ghanaian cocoa exports in four importing markets: USA, EU, Japan and Malaysia. The study estimates nominal and effective protection coefficients in these markets based on ad-valorem equivalent of applied and bound specific tariffs. Results r...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdul Aziz, Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah, Elijah Kofi Denkyirah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
Subjects:
Tariff escalation
Effective rate of protection
Ghanaian cocoa exports
Online Access:http://foodandagriculturejournal.com/vol5.no5.pp45.pdf

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