Imports Demand

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DETERMINANTS OF IMPORTS DEMAND IN ZAMBIA1

BY CAESAR CHEELO 2

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This paper is a summarized version of a previously unpublished paper under the same title. The original study was undertaken at the University of Nairobi. 2 The author is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Zambia. The views expressed in this paper are, however, the authors own and do not reflect the views of the department or the University. The author grateful for the valuable input of Prof. F. M. Mwega, Mr. S. Odidi and Ms. S. Kitundu, and for the financial support from the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). 1

© by the author: Caesar Cheelo - University of Zambia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 BACKGROUND: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF ZAMBIA’S TRADE PROFILE ...................................................... 4 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.4 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY........................................................................................................................................... 8 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 THEORETICAL...