Trade facilitation, institutions, and sustainable economic growth: Empirical evidence from Sub‐Saharan Africa

This paper examines the direct and interactive impacts of trade facilitation and institutions on sustainable economic growth (SEG) for 41 Sub‐Saharan African economies from 2005 to 2019. The study explores the components of trade facilitation focusing on costs, documents and days (exports and import...

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Published in:African development review 2022-06, Vol.34 (2), p.201-214
Main Authors: Jiahao, Shen, Ibrahim, Ridwan Lanre, Bello, Kazeem Ajide, Oke, David Mautin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Causality
Corruption
Developing countries
dynamic‐system generalized method of moments
Economic development
Economic growth
Exports
Generalized method of moments
Government
Imports
institutions
International trade
LDCs
Measurement
Measurement errors
Political institutions
Quality
Regions
Rule of law
Rules
Sub‐Saharan African countries
Sustainability
sustainable economic growth
Trade
trade facilitation
Trading
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Summary:This paper examines the direct and interactive impacts of trade facilitation and institutions on sustainable economic growth (SEG) for 41 Sub‐Saharan African economies from 2005 to 2019. The study explores the components of trade facilitation focusing on costs, documents and days (exports and imports) with the aggregated index (TFindex) and institutions, including voice and accountability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, political stability and violence, and control of corruption, used on GDP per capita growth. The empirical evidence relies on the two‐step dynamic‐system generalized method of moments estimator, accounting for endogeneity, simultaneity, measurement error and reverse causality concerns. The study finds that facilitating trade procedures is a viable option for achieving SEG in the Sub‐Saharan Africa region. In addition, institutions driven by government effectiveness, political stability, and regulatory quality are boosters to SEG in the region. Lastly, the interactive impacts of trade facilitation and institutions positively predict the SEG. The study suggests that achieving efficient trading procedures and a sturdy institutional framework will enhance full exploration of the growth potential in SEG.
ISSN:1017-6772
1467-8268
DOI:10.1111/1467-8268.12630