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Do environment regulations matter for EU-MENA trade?

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  • Myriam Ramzy
  • Chahir Zaki

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This study examines the impact of environmental regulations stringency on agricultural trade between European Union (EU) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA countries). Using a gravity model and applying the zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) model, we estimate the impact of environmental regulations stringency on bilateral agricultural exports between 28 EU and 20 MENA countries during the period 2001–2014. The results have showed that environmental regulations do matter for agricultural trade between both regions because in the presence of excessive zero trade observations, they act as significant fixed export costs that affect the probability of trade. More stringent environmental regulations stimulate innovative efforts in cost-saving green technologies, which increase productivity and positively affect agricultural exports. The results have favoured the revisionist Porter hypothesis (PH), according to which environmental regulations may stimulate innovative efforts, which mitigate the negative effects of higher fixed abatement costs and enhance trade competitiveness.

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  • Myriam Ramzy & Chahir Zaki, 2018. "Do environment regulations matter for EU-MENA trade?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(39), pages 4197-4221, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:50:y:2018:i:39:p:4197-4221
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1441519
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    1. Huayun Zhai & Danlan Liu & Kam C. Chan, 2019. "The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Firm Export: Evidence from China’s Ecological Protection Red Line Policy?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Chengliang Liu & Tao Wang & Qingbin Guo, 2019. "Does Environmental Regulation Repress the International R&D Spillover Effect? Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-16, August.

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