Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Africa's Regional Economic Communities: Empirical Evidence from ECOWAS and SADC
In light of increasing globalisation, countries do not just open their economies to trade; some factors have to be influenced. This study analyses the relationship among trade openness and macroeconomic outlook of Africa's regional economic communities (RECs), focusing on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Southern African Development Community (SADC). The study applies...
Published at Heliyon (Elsevier)
Volume 7
Issue e06996
Published in 2021
Oloyede, B.M., Osabuohien, E. & Ejemeyovwi, J. O.
Osabuohien Evans » Evans S. Osabuohien is a Professor of Economics and the Head, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. He was appointed HOD in 2016, emerging as the Youngest HOD in the University. He holds B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D (Economics) and started lecturing and researching career in 2004. He received Double Promotion to the Rank of a Full Professor of Economics in... view full profile