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The objective of the study is to
examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind
Africa's high prices for road transport. Such prices
are a major obstacle to economic growth in the region, as
shown in several studies. For example, Amjadi and Yeats
(1995) concluded that transport costs in Africa were a
higher trade barrier than were import tariffs and trade
restrictions. Other analyses by the World Bank (2007a)
demonstrated that Africa's transport prices were high
compared to the value of the goods transported and that
transport predictability and reliability were low by
international standards. This study's findings should
help policy makers take actions that will reduce transport
costs to domestic and international trade.
