TANTU Célestin

Economist, researcher in public economics, Institute of Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Kinshasa-DRC,

DOI : https://doi.org/10.58806/ijsshmr.2024.v3i8n12

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ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of the Road-Rail Bridge (RRP) project on the Tripoli-Windhoek (Cape Town) corridor and African integration over the period 1980-2020. It uses a macroeconomic approach to achieve its objective, based on a gravity model with the panel of Tripoli-Windhoek corridor countries. The results obtained from the econometric modelling (gravity model) show a positive and significant effect of the road-rail bridge (RRP) on exports from the countries of the Tripoli-Windhoek corridor. The road-rail bridge therefore has a positive impact on the Tripoli-Windhoek corridor and integration in Africa.

KEYWORDS:

Road-rail bridge ; Economic integration; Gravity model and African integration

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