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The Quality and Price of Africa’s Imports of Digital Goods

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dc.contributor.authorBastos, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Lucio
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Marcio
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-08T20:21:36Z
dc.date.available2024-03-08T20:21:36Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-08
dc.description.abstractImported digital goods are critical for productivity growth in low-income countries. Using detailed data on international trade flows and tariffs, this paper finds that African nations tend to import relatively low quality, low price digital goods. It also finds that digital goods in Africa are subject to relatively higher tariffs, along with other factors that contribute to their higher cost in the domestic market compared to other regions, especially in some low-income countries. The findings show that the African Continental Free Trade Area will do little to reduce this tariff burden, as most digital goods are sourced from higher income nonmembers. In contrast, unilateral tariff liberalization toward all countries would significantly increase the imports of digital goods in Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099023203062417297/IDU139a4bb921ca441476b197eb159bcb1d2248a
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10718
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41163
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10718
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectDIGITAL GOODS
dc.subjectAFRICA
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.titleThe Quality and Price of Africa’s Imports of Digital Goodsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2024-03-08
okr.date.lastmodified2024-03-06T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10718
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10718
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okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Trade and Trade Rules
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Poverty Reduction & ICT
okr.unitIFC
okr.unitDECRG: Trade & Intl. Integration (DECTI)
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