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Competitiveness Determinants of Moroccan Exports: Quantity-Based Analysis

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  • Bilal Lotfi
  • Mohamed Karim

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The term competitiveness is a relative concept whose perception changes with the level of conducted analysis (nation, sector, company). Thus, a variety of internal and external factors can have deep effects on the competitiveness of a given entity. This paper aims to evaluate the competitiveness of Moroccan exports by identifying the main determinants that explain their performance. This is particularly dealing with the impact of customs’ tariff, the tariff of import, foreign demand, the share of the non-residents in the capital of domestic enterprises and the investment rate compared to the value of exporters.Moreover, this paper presents a literature review on competitiveness and examines the main results of our econometric analysis regarding the determinants of export competitiveness applied to the top ten branches most exporters in Morocco. The gained results allow confirming the sensitivity of exports by branch to the situation of Morocco’s main trading partner namely the European Union while emphasizing, quantitatively, on the role played by the investment effort undertaken by Moroccan exporting companies in improving the competitiveness of national exports.

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  • Bilal Lotfi & Mohamed Karim, 2016. "Competitiveness Determinants of Moroccan Exports: Quantity-Based Analysis," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(7), pages 140-140, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijefaa:v:8:y:2016:i:7:p:140
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