The Arab Maghreb Union: the "Cost of Non Maghreb" and Sectoral Prospects

Adnen OUESLATI; Riadh BRINI

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The Arab Maghreb Union: the "Cost of Non Maghreb" and Sectoral Prospects

Adnen OUESLATI, Riadh BRINI

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 6)

Received: 30 August 2013 Published: 20 October 2013

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Abstract

The aim of the paper is to find out the “No Maghreb” cost as untapped opportunities of intra regional trade and to check the existence of comparative advantages in the Maghreb region. We use panel data with gravity model to study the relationship between total exports and factors affecting them, as well as, the exports by sector and their determinants for a sample of 57 countries, between, 1980-2007. The goal is to point out the total exports potential as a proxy of the “No Maghreb” cost. The study also allows establishing whether there are comparative advantages among the region countries. The results show the weak level of intra regional trade comparing to its potential. They also demonstrate that Maghreb countries have similarities and disparities according to some comparative advantages. This contributes to encourage intra regional trade and improve trade perspectives in Maghreb.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20130106.14
Page(s)	285-291
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Trade Integration, No Cost Maghreb, Comparative Advantage, Potential Commercial Model Gravity

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Adnen OUESLATI

PhD in Economics, Business and Economics University of Tunis
Riadh BRINI

PhD in Economics, Business and Economics University of Tunis

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Adnen OUESLATI, Riadh BRINI. The Arab Maghreb Union: the "Cost of Non Maghreb" and Sectoral Prospects. Int J Econ Finance Manag Sci. 2013;1(6):285-291. doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm.20130106.14

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