This paper explores the effects of economic integration on intensive and extensive export margins of Nigeria's trade with ECOWAS and other African countries. Multiple indices of economic integration and the margins of exports are computed. Fractional Logit model is used to estimate the intensive...

Since institutional quality can either create or destroy incentives for individuals to engage in trade, it has become a source of worry to policymakers, as it can limit both intra- and extra-regional trade. Based on this, we empirically analyzed the extent to which national institutional quality...

This study examines the effects of bilateral exchange rate on trade flows in the WAMZ and assesses the role of complementarity trade structures in enhancing intra-WAMZ trade. The modified gravity model is used to assess whether efforts by WAMZ countries to facilitate transactions in national...