Modeling Africa’s Demand for Iron and Steel Importation: An International Market Estimation Method Perspective
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52817#.VKnykMnQrzE Author(s) Fidelys Ravelomanana 1 , Liang Yan 1 , Christophe Mahazomanana 1 , Leoncine Paul Miarisoa 2 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Economics and Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China . 2 Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China . ABSTRACT This paper describes the first part of my PhD research project where Africa’s Demand for Iron and Steel Importation Long-Term Relationship with its explanatory variables is investigated. We employ a panel of 19 African countries for a period that spans from 1994 to 2012. We consider the long-term relationship that m...