Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence

This article investigates the extent of economic integration among five members of the League of Arab States , namely Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria, by empirically testing the nature of intra-trade activities in the grouping. Five of their major trading partners are included in the s...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Hamid, Zarinah, Md Saad, Norma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) 2005
Subjects:	HF1021 Commercial geography. Economic geography HF3000 By region or country
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/1/economic_integration.pdf

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spelling	iium-44052013-04-26T06:18:44Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/ Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence Mohd Amin, Ruzita Hamid, Zarinah Md Saad, Norma HF1021 Commercial geography. Economic geography HF3000 By region or country This article investigates the extent of economic integration among five members of the League of Arab States , namely Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria, by empirically testing the nature of intra-trade activities in the grouping. Five of their major trading partners are included in the study, i.e., France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US. The gravity model is used in the scaled and unscaled forms. Both pooled and yearly estimations for the period 1991 to 2002 are performed. The results indicate that the LAS economic grouping has not been effective in trade creation, indicating failure of integration measures undertaken. The article recommends tariff reductions and the provision of better infrastructure to increase intra-trade activities among LAS members. The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/1/economic_integration.pdf Mohd Amin, Ruzita and Hamid, Zarinah and Md Saad, Norma (2005) Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 26 (3). pp. 77-102. ISSN 1308-7800 http://www.sesrtcic.org/publications-jecd-articles.php?jec_id=18
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spellingShingle	HF1021 Commercial geography. Economic geography HF3000 By region or country Mohd Amin, Ruzita Hamid, Zarinah Md Saad, Norma Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence
description	This article investigates the extent of economic integration among five members of the League of Arab States , namely Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria, by empirically testing the nature of intra-trade activities in the grouping. Five of their major trading partners are included in the study, i.e., France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US. The gravity model is used in the scaled and unscaled forms. Both pooled and yearly estimations for the period 1991 to 2002 are performed. The results indicate that the LAS economic grouping has not been effective in trade creation, indicating failure of integration measures undertaken. The article recommends tariff reductions and the provision of better infrastructure to increase intra-trade activities among LAS members.
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author	Mohd Amin, Ruzita Hamid, Zarinah Md Saad, Norma
author_facet	Mohd Amin, Ruzita Hamid, Zarinah Md Saad, Norma
author_sort	Mohd Amin, Ruzita
title	Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence
title_short	Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence
title_full	Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence
title_fullStr	Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence
title_sort	economic integration among the members of the league of arab states: an empirical evidence
publisher	The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
publishDate	2005
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4405/1/economic_integration.pdf
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Economic integration among the members of the League of Arab States: an empirical evidence

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