TITLE:
Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth amongst East African Community Countries: A Dynamic Panel Analytical Approach
AUTHORS:
Tonny Butali
KEYWORDS:
Trade Liberalization, Economic Growth, East African Community, Panel ARDL
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.16 No.12,
December
22,
2025
ABSTRACT: This study investigates the impact of trade liberalization on economic growth in East African Community (EAC) countries from 1990 to 2020. Using a Panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, the author finds that trade liberalization has a significant positive long-term effect on economic growth. However, the short-term impact is statistically insignificant.