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Is Morocco-EU Advanced Status Effective for Institutional Quality? A Synthetic Control Approach

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  • Chatri Abdellatif

    (Mohammed V University)

  • Essadiqi Othman

    (Mohammed V University)

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Morocco establish a large political and social change in the 90s and 2000s, this changes granted Morocco’s the advanced status in 2008 as the first country in the south of Mediterranean, making morocco the closest partner of the EU. The aims of this paper is to evaluate the effect of the advanced status agreement between morocco and the European Union on the quality of institutions in Morocco, we use the synthetic control approach to estimate the causal effect, our results suggest a small but not significant reduction in the corruption level of morocco over the treatment period.

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  • Chatri Abdellatif & Essadiqi Othman, 2026. "Is Morocco-EU Advanced Status Effective for Institutional Quality? A Synthetic Control Approach," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 41(2), pages 85-105, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:integr:022609
    DOI: 10.11130/jei.2025032
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    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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