Constraints on Trade in the MENA region /

In this paper we estimate gravity models to see whether trade volumes of countries in the MENA region are significantly lower than what would be expected given their economic, cultural and geographical characteristics. Our empirical results show that the variables used in standard gravity models can...

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1. Verfasser: Wolde, Hirut
Weitere Verfasser: Bhattacharya, Rina
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/031
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF