01871cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004820 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451866308 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hallaert, Jean-Jacques. Can Regional Integration Accelerate Development in Africa? : CGE Model Simulations of the Impact of the SADC FTA on the Republic of Madagascar / Jean-Jacques Hallaert. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Madagascar plans to start phasing out its customs tariffs on imports from the Southern African Development Community in 2007. This paper uses a CGE model to evaluate the impact of the SADC FTA on Madagascar economy. The results suggest that the SADC FTA would only have a limited impact on Madagascar's real GDP because the liberalization affects only a small share of its total imports. However, Madagascar's trade and production pattern would change and benefit the textile and clothing sector. Removing rigidities in the labor and capital market would increase the gains but they would remain limited. Gains from the SADC FTA become substantial only when the regional liberalization is accompanied by a multilateral liberalization. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/066 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/066/001.2007.issue-066-en.xml IMF e-Library