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Expanding and Diversifying South Mediterranean Exports through Trade Facilitation
Author(s) -
Bourdet Yves,
Persson Maria
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12084
Subject(s) - trade facilitation , diversification (marketing strategy) , international trade , international economics , european union , economics , bilateral trade , mediterranean climate , trade barrier , facilitation , business , political science , geography , management , archaeology , marketing , law , china
This article explores whether trade facilitation – i.e. improved and simplified trade procedures – could be an important part of the reform agenda of the Barcelona Process. Adopting a Southern perspective by focusing on exports to the European Union (EU) from non‐EU Mediterranean countries, it tests whether the efficiency of trade procedures affects (i) bilateral volumes of exports and (ii) the number of products exported. The findings suggest that trade facilitation could lead to substantially increased export volumes and export diversification.