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|a Abu Hatab, Assem
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|a The Impact of Regional Integration on Intra-Arab Trade in Agrifood Commodities:
|b A Panel Data Approach
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|b الجمعية المصرية للإقتصاد الزراعي
|c 2015
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|a تهدف الدراسة إلى تقييم أثر جهود التكامل الاقتصادي الإقليمي على التجارة العربية فيما يتعلق بالسلع الزراعية والغذائية. وتشير النتائج التجريبية أن هذه الجهود لا زالت غير فاعلة في دعم التبادل التجاري العربي في السلع موضوع الدراسة. كما توضح نتائج الدراسة أن القيم الواقعية لحجم التبادل العربي في السلع الزراعية والغذائية أقل بكثير من القيم التي تنبأ بها النموذج القياسي المستخدم في التقدير (نموذج الإنسيابية). علاوة على ذلك، تبين النتائج أن اتفاقيات التجارة العربية البينية كان لها تأثير متواضع على مستوى التجارة العربية البينية في السلع الزراعية والغذائية. ومن هذه النتائج يمكن استنتاج التالي: ۱) هناك إمكانية وفرص غير مستغلة لتوسيع نطاق التجارة العربية البينية في السلع الزراعية والغذائية، ۲) على الرغم من الجهود العربية المستمرة لتخفيض قيم التعريفة الجمركية على السلع الزراعية والغذائية المتبادلة، ظل مستوى التبادل التجاري العربي أقل من الإمكانيات المتاحة الأمر الذي يشير إلى وجود عوائق تجارية غير جمركية أخرى تعرقل تدفق السلع الزراعية والغذائية بين الدول العربية.
|b The paper aimed to assess the impact of regional trade integration among Arab countries on their intra-agrifood trade. To this end, the paper employed a gravity model approach to a panel dataset covering agrifood trade of 18 Arab countries and their 46 main trading partners during the period 1995-2013. The results indicate that the gravity equation fits the data and delivers plausible estimates for the explanatory variables and in line with the theory. The econometric results show that agrifood trade flows among the Arab countries are consistently lower than they could be. Moreover, the results by and large indicate that Arab regional trade agreements have had a modest impact on intra- Arab agrifood trade and have been ineffective in promoting greater trade integration among the Arab countries. These two findings suggest that the following; first, there exists untapped trade potential among the Arab counties Arab countries and they could potentially attain deeper levels of agrifood trade integration. Second, it is quite obvious that there exist uncertain impediments that restrain the trade effects of Arab economic integration. Based on these findings, the policy recommendation that can be drawn is that Arab counties need to endorse a multi-layered approach to different barriers hindering the movement of agrifood commodities among the countries of the region. It is worth stressing in this regard that efforts should be focused on the elimination of non-tariff barriers. This is because despite the significant tariff reductions within the framework of Arab regional trade agreements, agrifood trade among Arab countries has remained below its potential which in turn points out to the existence of non-tariff barriers (such as, lack of uniform standards and harmonization, quality and health standards, import levies and quantitative restrictions along with pervasive bureaucracy and red tape) that block intra-agrifood trade flows among the Arab countries. In the same context, the estimated results illustrate that partially due to the perishable nature of many agrifood commodities; physical distance between Arab countries has a statistically high significant negative impact on intra-Arab agrifood trade. The policy implication from this finding is that Arab countries need to invest heavily in trade-related infrastructure and trade facilitation to upgrade the infrastructure linkages and promote intra-agrifood trade. Reducing transaction costs could be also achieved by improving the efficiency of the inspection and customs services in Arab countries to facilitate the trade flows of fresh produce that often must arrive quickly on store shelves. Moreover, the adoption of modern technologies helps overcome the distance barrier as modern communication systems allow better monitoring of quality, tracking and coordinating different steps through the marketing chain of time-sensitive agrifood commodities. However, pushing forward the implementation of such reforms requires a strong political will and close coordination between respective authorities and the private sector in Arab countries.
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|a التجارة الخارجية
|a القطاعات الزراعية
|a السلع الغذائية
|a التكامل الاقتصادي
|a الوطن العربي
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|b Regional Trade Integration
|b Intra-Arab Trade
|b Agrifood Trade
|b Panel Data
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|4 الاقتصاد
|6 Economics
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|e Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Economics
|f Al-Maǧallaẗ Al-Miṣriyyaẗ Lil-Iqtiṣād Al-Zirāʿī
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|m مج25, ع2
|o 2532
|s المجلة المصرية للإقتصاد الزراعي
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|x 1110-6832
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