Regional integration and natural resources : who benefits ? evidence from MENA (English)

This paper builds on theoretical predictions that show that gains from regional integration are unevenly distributed between resource rich and poor countries. It explores the effects of different integration schemes in the Middle East and North Africa. The results suggest that within the Pan Arab Free Trade Agreement, there is significant trade creation for resource poor countries associated with regional integration, and no evidence of trade diversion...

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Carrere, Celine;

Gourdon, Julien;

Olarreaga, Marcelo;
Document Date
2012/02/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5970
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Middle East and North Africa,
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan,
Disclosure Date
2012/02/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Regional integration and natural resources : who benefits ? evidence from MENA
Keywords
trade diversion

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Carrere, Celine; Gourdon, Julien; Olarreaga, Marcelo.

Regional integration and natural resources : who benefits ? evidence from MENA (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5970 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231211468275945170

Regional integration and natural resources : who benefits ? evidence from MENA (English)

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