Title: Economic and environmental effects of the ban on log exports in the CEMAC zone

Authors: Mathieu Juliot Mpabe Bodjongo; Josué Kevin Fotso Mbobda

Addresses: Department of Public Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 110 Dschang, Cameroon ' Department of Public Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Yaoundé II, P.O. Box 1365 Yaoundé, Cameroon

Abstract: This study aims to examine the potential economic and environmental impacts of a total ban on log exports in three of the six countries in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC): Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and Chad. The results, based on a computable general equilibrium model (CGEM), show that the policy of a total log export ban is less economically beneficial than a log export quota, particularly in terms of: 1) the value of total output in the timber sector; 2) the value added in the timber sector; 3) employment in the timber sector; 4) tax revenue; 5) the income and welfare of urban and rural households; 6) real GDP. However, in environmental terms, the total log export ban is more effective than a log export quota.

Keywords: trade barrier; timber; economy; environment; computable general equilibrium model; CGEM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2023.142804

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2023 Vol.19 No.4, pp.277 - 310

Received: 16 Feb 2023
Accepted: 16 Nov 2023
Published online: 22 Nov 2024 *

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