PublicDisclosureAuthorizedPolicyResearchWorkingPaper10718PublicDisclosureAuthorizedTheQualityandPriceofAfrica’sImportsofDigitalGoodsPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPauloBastosLucioCastroMarcioCruzPublicDisclosureAuthorizedInternationalFinanceCorporation&DevelopmentResearchGroupMarch2024PolicyResearchWorkingPaper10718Abstractcomparedtootherregions,especiallyinsomelow-incomecountries.ThefindingsshowthattheAfricanContinentalImporteddigitalgoodsarecriticalforproductivitygrowthFreeTradeAreawilldolittletoreducethistariffburden,inlow-incomecountries.Usingdetaileddataoninterna-asmostdigitalgoodsaresourcedfromhigherincomenon-tionaltradeflowsandtariffs,thispaperfindsthatAfricanmembers.Incontrast,unilateraltariffliberalizationtowardnationstendtoimportrelativelylowquality,lowpriceallcountrieswouldsignificantlyincreasetheimportsofdigitalgoods.ItalsofindsthatdigitalgoodsinAfricaaredigitalgoodsinAfrica.subjecttorelativelyhighertariffs,alongwithotherfactorsthatcontributetotheirhighercostinthedomesticmarketThispaperisaproductoftheEconomicandMarketResearchDepartment,InternationalFinanceCorporationandtheDevelopmentResearchGroup,DevelopmentEconomics.ItispartofalargereffortbytheWorldBanktoprovideopenaccesstoitsresearchandmakeacontributiontodevelopmentpolicydiscussionsaroundtheworld.PolicyResearchWorkingPapersarealsopostedontheWebathtt...
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