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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Autor principal: Wolde, Hirut
Otros Autores: Bhattacharya, Rina
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/031
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF