Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)

The objective of our paper is to analyze the spatial diffusion of international trade in WAEMU. For our analyses, we used recent panel data for the eight countries of the union over the period 1960–2015. Results reveal that international trade spreads spatially and positively in the union. There are...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elom K.M. Kpomblekou, Kwami O. Wonyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Scientific African
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620300338
id doaj-21c518232ff24a83b7784fc865712500
record_format Article
spelling doaj-21c518232ff24a83b7784fc8657125002020-11-25T02:13:03ZengElsevierScientific African2468-22762020-03-017Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)Elom K.M. Kpomblekou0Kwami O. Wonyra1Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Lome, Post Box: 20894, Togo; Corresponding author.Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Kara, TogoThe objective of our paper is to analyze the spatial diffusion of international trade in WAEMU. For our analyses, we used recent panel data for the eight countries of the union over the period 1960–2015. Results reveal that international trade spreads spatially and positively in the union. There are thus inter-country economic gains in exchange in the union. The promotion of economic cooperation and the policy of free movement of goods and services and individuals in the union must thus remain very favorable to the trade and growth of the countries. Keywords: Spatial interaction, Geographic contiguity, Geographic distance, International trade, WAEMU, JEL classification: F1, F2, F4http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620300338
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Elom K.M. Kpomblekou
Kwami O. Wonyra
spellingShingle Elom K.M. Kpomblekou
Kwami O. Wonyra
Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
Scientific African
author_facet Elom K.M. Kpomblekou
Kwami O. Wonyra
author_sort Elom K.M. Kpomblekou
title Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
title_short Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
title_full Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
title_fullStr Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
title_full_unstemmed Spatial diffusion of international trade in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
title_sort spatial diffusion of international trade in west african economic and monetary union (waemu)
publisher Elsevier
series Scientific African
issn 2468-2276
publishDate 2020-03-01
description The objective of our paper is to analyze the spatial diffusion of international trade in WAEMU. For our analyses, we used recent panel data for the eight countries of the union over the period 1960–2015. Results reveal that international trade spreads spatially and positively in the union. There are thus inter-country economic gains in exchange in the union. The promotion of economic cooperation and the policy of free movement of goods and services and individuals in the union must thus remain very favorable to the trade and growth of the countries. Keywords: Spatial interaction, Geographic contiguity, Geographic distance, International trade, WAEMU, JEL classification: F1, F2, F4
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620300338
work_keys_str_mv AT elomkmkpomblekou spatialdiffusionofinternationaltradeinwestafricaneconomicandmonetaryunionwaemu
AT kwamiowonyra spatialdiffusionofinternationaltradeinwestafricaneconomicandmonetaryunionwaemu
_version_ 1724906619827912704

Similar Items