African integration with global reach: spillover effects of AfCFTA non-tariff measure reforms
JRC Working Papers on Economic Analysis of Policies in Africa 2025/12
Using the MAGNET recursive-dynamic CGE model, we quantify AfCFTA non-tariff measure (NTM) reforms. We advance the methodology by modeling regulatory spillovers as public goods, deviating from standard Vinerian assumptions. Results indicate spillovers generate welfare gains up to 16 times larger than tariff cuts. However, a structural tradeoff emerges: while maximizing aggregate efficiency, spillovers reinforce comparative advantages in primary commodities, disproportionately benefiting resource-rich economies regardless of development status. We conclude that successful integration requires strategic sequencing of input harmonization and targeted adjustment funds to manage this efficiency-industrialization tension.
SIMOLA Antti;
BOYSEN Ole;
NECHIFOR Victor;
FERRARI Emanuele;
2025-12-17
European Commission
JRC144716
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144716,
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