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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Auteur principal: Wolde, Hirut
Autres auteurs: Bhattacharya, Rina
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/031
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF