Inconsistency of Trade Statistics and GDP in Some African Nations and the Implications: A Game Theory Perspective

摘要

The aim of this study is to formulate and apply cooperative game theory to develop a model for international trade administration and analyses the process of which the government of developing countries especially in Africa continent in collaboration with international marketers and the Customs service can jointly take part in international trade administration and achieve game balance. The research result is that the performance improvement in balance of trade administration should be based on the cooperative mechanism of which government, international traders and the customs service. Therefore, it is essential for us to take some measures to establish a coordinate mechanism of which the government, the international marketers, and the third sector participate in international trade administration.