Bilateral Trade in West Africa: Does Digitalization Matter?

Abendin, Simon; Pingfang, Duan; Etse, Nkukpornu

dc.contributor.author	Abendin, Simon
dc.contributor.author	Pingfang, Duan
dc.contributor.author	Etse, Nkukpornu
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-25T11:12:12Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-25T11:12:12Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-24
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30610
dc.description	STAFF/FACULTY PUBLICATION	en_US
dc.description.abstract	ABSTRACT This article investigates the effect of digitalization on bilateral trade in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). We estimate the augmented gravity model to capture the effect of digitalization on bilateral trade using the POLS, GLS, and PPML estimators over 2000 to 2018. We find a significant positive effect of digitalization on bilateral trade for the ECOWAS region. The policy implication of this article is that bilateral trade in the region depends on digitalization. Therefore, economic agents’ efforts in the ECOWAS region should aim at policies that promote digitalization to enhance bilateral trade. KEYWORDS:  Bilateral Trade  Ecowas  Digitalization  Gravity  Pooled OLS  GLS & PPML	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	CHRISTIIAN SERVICE UNIVERSITY	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	CHRISTIAN SERVICE UNIVERSITY	en_US
dc.subject	Ecowas  Digitalization, Gravity  Pooled OLS  GLS & PPML	en_US
dc.title	Bilateral Trade in West Africa: Does Digitalization Matter?	en_US
dc.title.alternative	https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.2015488	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US