Effect of SPS and TBT Non-tariff barriers and other covariates on Trade among EAC member countries in the pre and during COVID-19 pandemic period
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https://doi.org/10.17613/csmb-v306Keywords:
Non-Tariff Barriers, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers, Technical Barriers, Economic Integration, Trade, Trade volumes, Intra EAC tradeAbstract
The study sought to examine the effect of SPS and TBT Non-tariff barriers and other covariates on Trade among EAC member countries in the pre and during COVID-19 pandemic period. The study adopted panel regression models based on augmented gravity models. Secondary data was sourced from EAC states Central banks and the World Trade Organization (WTO). In the pre-COVID-19 period, Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures and technical barriers to trade (TBT) inversely and positively impacted on trade value respectively. In the COVID-19 period, TBT had hindered intra EAC trade while SPS policies directly and strongly EAC trade. The recommends that EAC member countries should identify alternative mechanism to elimination of NTBs and adopt more integration policies rather than nationalistic policies.
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