A Global Integration Strategy for the Mediterranean Countries: Open Trade and Market Reforms

Books, September 12, 1997

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Authors: Oleh Havrylyshyn
Published: September 12, 1997
Series: Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756473.071

Summary

Author: Oleh Havrylyshyn
Publication date: September 12, 1997
Core focus: assessment of Mediterranean region economies within a broad trade strategy perspective and examination of prospects for the future.
Geographic scope (as defined in the study): Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Israel, Turkey.
Historical pattern reported:
- Period of strong and dynamic economic development in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- Since the 1980s these economies have experienced a much less dynamic evolution and tended toward stagnation.

Major themes and analytical focus

Comparative advantage and its implications for Mediterranean countries.
Exports and imports patterns and performance.
International trade policy instruments: tariffs and trade liberalization.
Trade creation and trade diversion cost considerations.
Long-run trade liberalization adjustment and liberalization risk.
Role of factor markets, free trade zones, and access to EU export markets.

Topics and keywords (as listed)

Comparative advantage
Exports
Imports
International trade
Tariffs
Trade liberalization
amount of trade
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countries of the region export
country export
East Asia
EU export market
EU market
EU trade
Europe
factor market
free trade zone
Global
liberalization risk
long-run trade liberalization adjustment
Mediterranean country market
Mediterranean region country
trade creation
trade diversion cost

International Monetary Fund — A Global Integration Strategy for the Mediterranean Countries: Open Trade and Market Reforms (Oleh Havrylyshyn), September 12, 1997.